Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/12
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Ray
Well just to make you feel better...
On Sunday I was taking some shots of a busker. I finished the roll and as I
stopped he introduced himself. Turns out he's an American living in Paris
and asked if I could send him some prints to send to his parents in the
States. We had a brief discussion, I took his address and I said I'd send
him a CD with some of the shots on it.
I then took the bottom of the M6. As I'm taking the bottom off I asked
myself if I'd rewound the film. The short answer is no I hadn't. Enter one
totally ruined roll of Tri-X :-(
Moral, never get _too_ distracted with a Leica
Steve
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From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Ray Moth
Sent: 12 March 2002 08:30
To: LEG; LUG; MUsers Forum
Subject: [Leica] "The Dreaded Shirt Tail Syndrome" ... or ...
"Confessions of a Silly Sausage"
Well, I finally did it! I suppose it was ineveitable that I would, one
day, close the base (actually, the motor) on my M6 TTL without closing
the back. Left it hanging out like a shirt tail, I did, and got through
half a roll of film before I noticed. "Well I never!" I thought to
myself, "What a turn-up for the book!" (or words to that effect).
In my panic, I rewound the film, opened the base, reloaded it, closed
the back and the base (properly, this time) and wound on, using the
motor, to the position the film was in when I noticed my error, then
took one more blank frame. This was probably a complete waste of time
because all the shots taken previously must be ruined, I would think. I
feel like a nincompoop (but where am I gong to find one this time of
day?) :o{
Regards,
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Ray
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