Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/04

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: M Camera Loading, was Advice
From: "Craig W. Shier" <shier@mnsinc.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Apr 1998 11:06:12 -0500
 
I've been following the attached bit of advice for a few months now.
It works wonderfully.
The little steering wheel on the baseplate presses the film into place
just fine.

shier@mnsinc.com
- -----Original Message-----
From: Ken Wilcox <wilcox@umcc.umich.edu>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
<leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Friday, April 03, 1998 4:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: M Camera Loading, was Advice


>My advice for loading an M6 is to stop trying so hard. Drop the film
in
>with the leader extending into or through the takeup spool and put
the
>baseplate back on. Don't fuss with the sprokets, don't worry about
it. It
>works.
>
>The more you fuss, the more miss-loads you get. (or at least I do!)
>
>che