Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/10/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That is exactly what i always check. Put the film in the spool, wind until both sides of the film perforations are being took up by the gear. Never failed in 15 years. Best regards, Michiel fokkema Steve Unsworth wrote: > The take up spool doesn't pull the film through, make sure that the gears in > the film advance engage the perforations in the film - if necessary winding > on a frame with the bottom off to make sure it's ok. In my experience if the > perforations and gears are ok there won't be a problem. > > Regards > > Steve > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of David D. > Degner > Sent: 03 October 2003 20:21 > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] @#$@$# Leica M6 > > > The first time I thought I just loaded it wrong, the second time I kicked > myself for not watching the crank knob, the third time it just made me sick. > In shooting 6 36exp. rolls of film 3 of them didn't wind. The film was > placed in perfectly the film advance felt normal but the film just didn't > move (and the rewind crank doesn't move). After I open the back glare at > it's innards and close it (without touching the film) it will wind > perfectly. I haven't heard of this happening before. My film advance feels > and sounds normal and the film leader isn't slipping out of its tongs but it > just doesn't wind around the spool. > > David Degner > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html