Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Oh no, The loading thread again! Just follow the diagram on the camera bottom BUT: - ------------- The main thing is to flip open the back and make sure the kinked edge of the film has not caught on the film gate. - ------------- The early M cameras recommended that you trim the leader long when loading just as you did for the screw-mount cameras. If you do trim it long it cannot get jammed. Modern films have a very short leader and it develops a kink where it folds over the felt lips. This kink prevents it from sliding all the way home if the back is not opened. Some cameras seem to be worse than others. Just why I cannot say but my new M6-TTL requires a watchful eye while the M4-2 it replaced never jammed once. Perhaps some persistent person can research it more carefully as I tend to lose interest once the film is loaded. Sigh, I never quite caught the true Leica-Users need to know spirit :-). John Collier > From: Mark Langer <mlanger@ccs.carleton.ca> > > Does anyone > have any tips on loading the M6 so that I can be sure the film will stay > in the prongs of the takeup thingy?