Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/07

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Subject: [Leica] torn out by the roots
From: bladman99 at yahoo.ca (Dan C)
Date: Sun Nov 7 08:21:14 2004
 
I believe that if you keep winding the advance lever while the bottom is
off the camera, the film will unravel itself and be able to be removed from
the camera.  

-dan c.

At 11:11 AM 07-11-04 EST, SonC@aol.com wrote:
>M6 camera:   My last roll of the evening last night, I got to the end, and 
>when I went to rewind it, the winding handle went slack.  I set it on bulb
and 
>checked the aperture, and there was film.  I went to dark and felt, and 
>sure 
>enough, my worst fears... the film had come off the cassette and is wound
nice 
>and tight on the take-up.
>
>Any ideas of extrication?
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