Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]When loading, flip open the back and make sure the edge of the film has not caught on the the film gate. For reasons I cannot explain, some bodies are more prone to this than others. John Collier > From: P2CON@aol.com > >> Denis writes: >> >> Reinstalled the film and took the pictures - or so I thought - the film >> had never transported! I felt the 'release' from the take up spool as soon as >> I started the rewind. >> >> > > It sounds like you simply did not have the film properly engaged with the > take-up spool on your second go-around with that film. Most probably your > initial problem with the rewind was because you ripped the film from the > canister spool and somehow it jambed when you tried to rewind. You said you > had to cut the film and pull it from the take-up spool to get it out of the > camera, so I assume you were able to remove the film canister OK and then > discover that the film was not attached to the canister spool. > > Just try again and make sure the rewind lever is turning when you advance the > film after loading and for the first two or three shots. Regards, Paul Connet