Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Guy, Did you miss a step between putting on the bottom plate and opening the rewind crank? > the cameras are not difficult to load. You can't compare it to the Nikon F > because the M doesn't load the same way. Here are my handy hints: > > You've just loaded the film into the camera. Take a moment to see that > you've done it properly, that the leader tongue is in the film tulip > (metaphorically speaking, I assure you), and that the sprockets have > engaged the sprocket holes; if not, reposition the film until they do. > > Close the camera back and put on the bottom plate. > > Open the rewind crank and rewind the leader until you feel a slight > resistance, indicating that the leader's been taken up How is the leader going to be taken up if you haven't wound the film at all? Regards, Austin - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html