Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks to Steve, Ted, Tom, and Guy for advice. I will certainly try it. What sounds trivial here is not so trivial in a darkened auditorium, trying to change film quickly and quietly so as not to disturb others and to get on with picture taking. I tried loading at an angle, but the curve still hung under the edge of the shutter gate. Guy, I agree that lining up the holes with the sprockets makes sense, but when that reverse curved film catches, then it prevents the nice line-up. And Steve, do I understand correctly that you suggest tapping on the reverse curve where it is caught under the shutter gate, so it might sort of "bounce" upwards after the tap? Haven't tried that yet. Thanks to all for your helpfulness. Stubby-fingered Julian - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Guy Bennett" <gbennett@lainet.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2002 1:20 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: NOW...M6 piece of cake. >The older cameras are better as they have a pronounced curve on the film >gate edge. I have never had problems loading my M2 or my M4-2s; never >had to flip down the back. When loading my M6TTL, I have to flip open >the back and make sure it has slipped past or it will jam every time. I >find it helps to load the film cartridge in first so that the film goes >across the gate at an angle. >[snip] >John Collier Back to B.D.'s favorite subject I see... Now, as for TTL loading... wait a minute, that doesn't sound right. Some smart a** is going to accuse me of trying to load the film through the lens... As I was saying, as for loading a TTL, no problem, unlike what John has reported above. I just drop in the film, see to it that a bit of the leader is in the take up spool, then I make sure that the sprocket teeth are engaging the perforations on the film and that's that. I've never had a misload. BTW, I've been using a Rapidwinder for about a month now, sans tulip. Never had a misload there either. If you've made sure that the film perforations are engaged by the sprocket teeth no tulip is necessary, as some [including Tom A. who made the thing] have said. Guy - -- 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