Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 5/6/01 12:13 PM, Kyle Cassidy at cassidy@netaxs.com wrote: > > after the rupturing of my M6, i'm left with what's at the bottom of the > camera closet, this creaky old M3 that i'd been trying to ditch -- this > camera is crazy! > > some of my big problems with it: > > > 1) i can't figure out how to get the batteries in it, and i > know it needs batteries, cause the light meter isn't working. Try plugging you car battery, positive to the advance lever and negative to the rewinding one. > > 2) i can't figure out how to get the 28mm frame lines to come > up. i'm finding it much harder to invade anyone's personal > space with this crazy telephoto 50mm lens! simply, take your black marker and draw it outside the finder. > > 3) it takes 20 minutes to rewind -- yesterday, while i was > rewinding, the model called out for chineese and was done > her soup and egg roll before i got the base plate off. she > was done her bean curd and mixed vegitables by the time i got > the @#$@ film loaded on that crazy spool. by the time i got > the @#$@# camera back together she'd managed to get her shirt > on and was out the door. i'm going to try > mounting a dremmel tool to that itty bitty rewind thing. you should be the owner of the chineese. > > 4) the red dot seems to have fallen off. take your red marker and copy from the one on your M6. > > 5) camera keeps falling off of the tripod. i twist that screw for > ten minutes, let go, and PLOP! the camera falls to the ground. > ding 1, ding 2, ding 3, it's like a freaking doorbell around here. you should think to put some foam board on the floor. > > 6) it refuses to fire my twinkie light. try the old fashion way: fire manganeso (in Spanish, I can't recall in English since you made my brain licks some gray and sticky liquid on the keyboard) > > until such time as my m6 comes back from the cleaners, i'll be the guy > shaking in the corner. take it easy and follow the directions above. regards > > kc > >