Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Walker! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Walker Smith" <doubs43@cox.net> To: <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 9:11 PM Subject: [Leica] Leica IIIF questions > Loading a IIIa,b,c,f Leica is fairly easy once you've done it a couple > of times. I use bulk film most of the time and I use an ordinary pair of > sissors to cut my leader. No template...... just duplicate the idiogram > on the camera with sissors. Insert the leader into the take-up spool, > making sure the film is against the flange of the spool. Pull out a > little film from the cassette and insert both the spool and cassette > into their respective wells, making sure the film slips down with them. > Seat the spool and cassette and take up the slack in the cassette with > the rewind knob. Be certain NOT to pull the leader free of the take-up > spool. Be certain that the holes in the film engage the advance sproket > teeth as the slack is taken up. Close the bottom and advance two frames > before setting the counter. Make sure the rewind knob turns, indicating > that the film is actually advancing. > > It's much easier to do than to explain. > > Walker > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information