Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/12/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]George Huczek wrote: > > Why does the M6 have a 2-stroke film advance lever? I find this > had to get used to, since most of the other 35mm cameras I've > used require only a single stroke film advance. I am finding the > two stroke film advance to be a bit slow. Fortunately though, > the lever recoils when tension is released from it, making the > film advance seem very smooth. > I suppose that it may have something to do with the mechanical > gear-ratios that Leica has chosen to use in the film advance > lever. A single stroke film advance lever, which only moves > about 120 degrees, has to be geared to allow the film to make > the full movement to the next frame. > Are there any inherent mechanical advantages (no pun intended > here) in using a film advance lever that is not geared in such > a way as to allow film advance in a single stroke? > -- > George Huczek Maybe I am not getting your point right but, the M6 has a ratchet type film advance and thus you can do it in 1,2 or more if you like?