Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/23

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Subject: RE: [Leica] film breaking during cold loading
From: "Dan Honemann" <ddh@home.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 14:48:41 -0500

Odd.  I've been out shooting velvia the last few days, and it's 20 degrees
Fahrenheit here, too (Baltimore).  Never had any of it break on me.  Same
effect on the fingers, though. :)

Dan

> 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

Replies: Reply from Dante A Stella <dante@umich.edu> (Re: [Leica] film breaking during cold loading)