Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/08

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Subject: [Leica] Re:Leica M3 -- all or nothing
From: leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams)
Date: Mon Aug 8 16:22:11 2005
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Blame it on the lab, tell your client you need to reshoot.

Even Eisenstadt shot an assignment without loading the film.

Chris

----- Original Message -----
From: <Afterswift@aol.com>
Subject: [Leica] Leica M3 -- all or nothing


> After shooting with my Leica M3 for 25 years, I messed up. I didn't
notice,
> while loading film, that the base plate lock was in the closed position,
so I
> instinctively thought I was locking it to the camera. Actually the
baseplate
> was unlocked but held to the camera by the leather case I use. The result
is
> that the film didn't wind and I lost an assignment. It's all or nothing
with the
> M3. This has never happened to me before. And I paid a high price for that
> oversight.
>
> Bob
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