Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I guess you can take all the precautions you want, but I have never had any sign of leakage just putting my hand over the lens hood when I reload. Maybe I'm just lucky, or my hand is less transparent than most. I can see this might not work with large diameter lenses, but the major problems you are likely to encounter in running a partial roll back through is double-exposing a few frames if you are not careful, or scratching the film from some grit you pick up in the process. As Ted might say, stop talking about it and do it! The weather is not gonna get better Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com > Can't you just put on the body cap and avoid any light coming through the lens > opening when the shutter snaps? > > John Collier wrote: > > > 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. > > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html