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

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Subject: [Leica] Leica M3 -- all or nothing
From: gregj.lorenzo at shaw.ca (GREG LORENZO)
Date: Mon Aug 8 16:32:26 2005
 
Afterswift@aol.com writes in part:


> 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.
> 

Well the Devil didn't make you do it and neither did the M3.

A good reminder to watch the film advance on the first few frames on the 
rewind lever.

Regards,

Greg