Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] was: Loading M. Piece of cake! :)
From: "Mike Durling" <durling@widomaker.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2000 19:29:06 -0500
 
Well I must be the only one with ten thumbs.  I still get misloads with my
M4 after 20+ years.  I have to admit that Ted's method of crimping the end
helps.  (saw that in an earlier post)  If I just do it like in the diagram
forget it.  Is the M4 spool slipperier than the later Ms?

Mike D

- -----Excerpt from Original Message-----
From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@islandnet.com>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Sunday, January 23, 2000 6:41 PM
Subject: [Leica] was: Loading M. Piece of cake! :)
>
>Besides I know a couple of LUGNUTS who can load an M6 with their eyes
>closed and running backwards. The hard part?  Running backwards! ;)
>
>ted