Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I just bought my first Leica this Friday, it is an M6. I did a lot of reaserch and reading before making the purchase. I must admit, I often wondered just how hard it could be to load film into the camera. I am glad to report that I have found it to be very easy (on my fifth roll). Perhaps all the years of loading my medium format Mamyia TLR, Salyut and some old folding cameras has given me good practice. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Guy Bennett" <gbennett@lainet.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2002 8:15 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: NOW...M6 piece of cake. > >That is exactly my problem Guy, I have to flip down the back and make > >sure the sprocket holes are in position. On my M2 and M4-2s I just slide > >the film in and put on the baseplate. I do not have to flip open the > >back and look at the sprocket holes at all. > >John Collier > > > Compared to an M2 or M4-2 (which admittedly I've never used), having to > open the back of the camera to check film alignment may be an > inconvenience, but it doesn't slow me down or bother me. I used to do the > same thing with my Nikon body (and still do, when I load my wife's FM2). > > I guess I'm a bit of a worrier. > > Guy > > > > > > >On Saturday, May 25, 2002, at 11:20 AM, Guy Bennett wrote: > > > >> 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. > > > >-- > >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