Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello Luggers, Yesterday evening I was outside with my M6 on a tripod. It was about 20 degrees F. When I finished the first roll and started to load the next the end of the leader snapped off when I tried to wind on. So I pulled out the film and tried again. Same result! Finally had to go back to the car and use tweezers to get the shreds of film out of the camera, recut the leader and finally on the third try it loaded and wound on without breaking. The Velvia film that broke had been in an outside pocket of my raincoat for about one hour. It should not have been all that cold since it was near my body. I know some of the Canadian luggers have been sticking their tongues to their cameras in outdoor testing so maybe one of these northern brothers or sisters could explain to this southerner what's going on? Should I warm the leader before loading? Or? btw: The camera worked fine, meter and all. My fingers gave out first - couldn't feel a thing. Henry Ambrose