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Subject: [Leica] Leica M3 -- all or nothing
From: nathan.wajsman at planet.nl (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Thu Aug 11 13:25:27 2005
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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
>>
>>
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