[Leica] Re: Leica M-3 all or nothing

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)]

Montie wrote a complete disaster story:: Read on and weep! :-( :-(

>One busy day I had 3 assignments with the last one being
>a formal occasion involving the Gov of New York, the
>Mayor of NYC, a bunch of Flag Officers, and two US
>Senators...a regular Murphy's Law bonanza. There was
>very little press there and staff from the Gov's and Mayor's
>office informed me they would be contacting me for pics.

>It was one of those nights where everything just went too
>perfect, and driving home I remember basking in my own
>self importance, I was 22.

>I can't describe the pain upon discovering I had shot that
>job with the same 12 rolls that I shot the first two jobs
>with. Needless to say there was great "gnashing of teeth".
>In fact, Brandos famous line in Apocalypse Now fits real
>well..."The horror...The horror".

>Do I roll the film all the way into the cassette now??
>Take a guess!<<<<<


Montie no question I relate to and feel this event with you. :-(

However, mine was only one roll and it occurred because I stupidly listened 
to another photographer who said.... "I never roll all the film back into 
the cassette because it's faster working in the darkroom if you leave a bit 
sticking out on re-wind."

Well OK I thought next roll out and I'll do it, anything to speed things up! 
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Die!!!!!!!!!!!!

Next roll tail left out and put in pocket, simple enough. However, in a rush 
and no thought that I'd just put it in with a number of unexposed rolls I 
reached back into the same pocket..........Wait for it! :-)   You already 
know what's coming! :-( I unkowingly re-loaded the same roll I'd just 
unloaded! :-(

It wasn't until I got back to the paper to soup film, you remember souping 
film don't you? ;-) When I realized what I'd done with all it's horror. 
However, I thought maybe the good fairy saved my exposed roll and it was 
still in my pocket and I'd actually taken an unexposed roll when I 
re-loaded. Please!.

Film souped and the Fairy God Mother did what she had to do..."TEACH ME A 
LESSON!" :-(

Yep it was double exposed and not a frame to be saved. Well heck it wasn't 
too bad it was just pictures of the Prime Minister with a visiting dignitary 
from another country! Oh well! :-(

However, from that moment on to this day every roll has been cranked right 
into the canister despite any potential time saving factor.

So Montie be assured you were not alone on the day of your disaster, :-) as 
I bet there's more than the two of us on the list who've done the same thing 
. :-)

ted