Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank, No reason at all, I did exactly the same when I was shooting film. Nathan Frank F. Farmer wrote: > I've always wondered this: I only advance the counter to "0" instead of > "1." Of course, I also watch the film rewind crank to make sure it is > turning. I seem to get and extra shot on each roll because of this. Is > there any reason to actually burn that first shot? > > Frank Farmer > Jackson, Miss. > > On Aug 8, 2005, at 6:48 PM, feli wrote: > >> >> On Aug 8, 2005, at 4:43 PM, jon.stanton@comcast.net wrote: >> >>> "A good reminder to watch the film advance on the first few frames on >>> the rewind lever." >>> >>> Been there, done that more times than I care to remember.... >> >> >> I haven't managed that one, yet, because I am quite fanatical about >> making sure >> the rewind know turns, when I advance to frame one. But then again I >> haven't been shooting >> M cameras for 25 years, so I still have plenty of time to shoot myself >> in the foot...;-) >> >> Instead I went through a period, where I would be in a hurry and would >> remove the >> base plate, BEFORE rewinding the film. Doh! Did that on three >> occasions. A painful >> lesson. >> >> feli >> >> >> ________________________________________________________ >> feli2@earthlink.net 2 + 2 = 4 >> www.elanphotos.com >> >> >> NO ARCHIVE >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com