Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Trouble with loading M-6 (and Voigtlander Ultron 28 MM)
From: John Brownlow <lists@johnbrownlow.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 15:18:06 -0400

On 4/15/02 12:48 PM, "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com> wrote:

> How is the leader going to be taken up if you haven't wound the film at all?

The tulip grabs the film because the basket forces the petals closed. You
don't need to wind at all. In fact, trying to wind with the bottom open is
the commonest cause of jams. It's natural to want to see the film start to
be taken up, as you do on a manual load SLR, but it's a recipe for disaster.
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John Brownlow

http://www.pinkheadedbug.com

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