Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/04

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Subject: Re: [Leica] partial roll.
From: John Collier <jbcollier@powersurfr.com>
Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2001 16:15:09 -0600

Ditto plus I also stop the lens right down and set the shutter to 1/1000. No
problems even with multiple reloads.

John Collier

> From: Gwpics@aol.com
> 
> In a message dated Thu, 4 Oct 2001 20:23:48  British Summer Time, "G. Michael
> Paine" <mickeyp35@earthlink.net> writes:
> 
>> My M6 is new to me, had an M3 before. There are times when I rewind a
>> partially used roll of film, and my question concerns advancing that
>> roll when I re-insert it. The new, for me, lens cap, how light proof
>> is it? I looked through the lens from the rear, pointed at a strong
>> light with cap on, it seems no light was getting through. Is the
>> collected wisdom here that I can advance my film to the last used
>> frame relying on the film cap not to admit light or should I take
>> greater precautions on covering the lens during this process?
>> Michael
> 
> I have always used the method you describe and so far I have had no problem
> what so ever.
> 

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