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

[John Collier <jbcollier@powersurfr.com>]

I do not know how the "grinding a chamfer" idea got started but I was
planning on adding material. This will not compromise film flatness. First I
will check some other new cameras and see how they look. If the chamfer is
normal, then back goes the camera under warranty.

John Collier

> From: "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.
>