Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/12
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Been there, done that! (more than once)
Ken Wilcox
At 02:30 AM 03/12/2002, you wrote:
>Well, I finally did it! I suppose it was ineveitable that I would, one
>day, close the base (actually, the motor) on my M6 TTL without closing
>the back. Left it hanging out like a shirt tail, I did, and got through
>half a roll of film before I noticed. "Well I never!" I thought to
>myself, "What a turn-up for the book!" (or words to that effect).
>
>In my panic, I rewound the film, opened the base, reloaded it, closed
>the back and the base (properly, this time) and wound on, using the
>motor, to the position the film was in when I noticed my error, then
>took one more blank frame. This was probably a complete waste of time
>because all the shots taken previously must be ruined, I would think. I
>feel like a nincompoop (but where am I gong to find one this time of
>day?) :o{
>
>Regards,
>
>=====
>Ray
>
>"The trouble with resisting temptation is
> you never know when you'll get another chance!"
>
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