Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/03/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sounds like you are not pulling the film far enough through the 3 legged tulip take-up spool. I just pull out the film the right length (which I learned fairly quickly) palm the film and cassette down into the body and replace the base. Never had a miss-load in 20+ years. FD On 27 Mar, 2011, at 07:43, Chris Crawford wrote: > I have an M6 and the load system is a pain. The film slips out about 70% of > the time, so I start winding with the bottom off and if it slips, I redo > it. > I close the back and place the bottom on after I wind a frame to be sure > its > staying on and is tight. It slips off if the film is loose on the takeup, > as > it is if the film slips a bit when you begin to wind the first time. > > > > -- > Chris Crawford > Fine Art Photography > Fort Wayne, Indiana > 260-486-2581 > > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > > http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! > > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 > Become a fan on Facebook > > > > On 3/27/11 1:26 AM, "Alan Magayne-Roshak" <amr3 at uwm.edu> wrote: > >> On Sat, 26 Mar 2011 Jim Shulman <jshulman at judgecrater.com>wrote: >> >>> Has anyone else had multiple problems with the Leica quick-load system? >> >>> I recently acquired an M4, and have wound up trashing about a half-dozen >>> rolls of film (and far too many lost shots) because the &^%$#@! film had >>> not >>> advanced. I?ve tried checking it (it seems to be advancing before I shut >>> the door), and I still lose rolls. >> >>> I?ve NEVER lost a roll with the old style spool threading to a misload. >>> Is >>> it me, or is there something strange with this system that I?m missing? >>> At >>> this rate I?ll probably look to swap it for a CLAd M2 with the good old >>> spool system. >> >>> Jim Shulman >>> Wynnewood, PA >> ============================================================================== >> ====================== >> It's not you. Back when our department was all film, I got to use some >> M4's, >> but I also always had trouble getting them to load reliably. >> This is one of the reasons I prefer the M3 and M2. I find my IIIf easier >> to >> load than the M4, too; I've never had the film fail to advance in it. >> While having a built in meter would be handy, I've never wanted an M6 >> because >> of the supposed quick load feature and also because the build quality >> didn't >> feel as solid as the 2 or 3 to me. I never handled an M7. >> >> I vote for the spool system too. >> >> Alan >> >> Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer >> UPAA POY 1978 >> University Information Technology Services >> University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee >> amr3 at uwm.edu >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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