Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>LUGers, > >After having no problems loading my M6 for many months, I had a batch of >Kodachrome 64 and Tri-X that gave me some real problems. I think the >problem lies in the little wave in the film just behind the leader that >results from Kodak's loading and/or packaging procedure. When you load the >film in an M6, the wave is positioned just inside the rightmost part of the >shutter mechanism, and can catch and prevent the take up spool from doing >its work. I don't know why this has never happened to me before. The moral >of the story is that if a roll of film is not loading properly, try making >sure that the film wave clears the shutter entirely before closing up. Or >you could try trimming the leader past the wave. > >Jonathan Lee Or: keep the camera back almost closed (1/8" open) when you slide down the film, then open to see that it has gone all the way down, and finally close the back and put on the bottom plate. Do not worry too much, but check that the rewind knob turns as you advance the first two film frames.