Re: [Leica] Getting film into the film gate in M6

["Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic@hotmail.com>]

John explains:

> So I opened my M2 and M6TTL and laid them side
> by side for a careful examination. The difference
> was easy to spot. The film guide next to the upper
> edge of the film gate has a gradual chamfer on the
> M2 and a sharp edge on the TTL.

Isn't it a bit risky to make this change without knowing why the chamfer was
removed?  Perhaps it was to cut costs ... but then again, perhaps it was to
improve the flatness of the film, since a sharp edge might well hold the film
more securely than a chamfered edge.

> Now I just have to find a suitable material to
> make a chamfer on my TTL....

You're brave.