Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/10/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Or smoking it.;-) - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Jerry Lehrer Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 5:51 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] @#$@$# Leica M6 Gene Using the zig-zag fold at the end of the leader should help. Jerry grduprey@rockwellcollins.com wrote: > I have had this problem when the film has a significant bend across > the film in the area of the leader. I have found that bending the > leader in the reverse direction to reduce the bend fixes this problem. > I think it is getting caught between the film rails and the back when > this happens - Just a guess as to the reason. > > Gene > > > "David D. Degner" > <leicanews@myrealbox.com> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Sent by: cc: > owner-leica-users@mejac.palo Subject: [Leica] @#$@$# Leica M6 > -alto.ca.us > > > 10/03/2003 02:20 PM > Please respond to > leica-users > > > > The first time I thought I just loaded it wrong, the second time I > kicked myself for not watching the crank knob, the third time it just > made me sick. In shooting 6 36exp. rolls of film 3 of them didn't > wind. The film was placed in perfectly the film advance felt normal > but the film just didn't move (and the rewind crank doesn't move). > After I open the back glare at it's innards and close it (without > touching the film) it will wind perfectly. I haven't heard of this > happening before. My film advance feels and sounds normal and the > film leader isn't slipping out of its tongs but it just doesn't wind > around the spool. > > David Degner > > -- > 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html