[Leica] Leica M film loading

[terry at gruberphotographers.com (Terry deRoy Gruber)]

One of my three sets of m7 w motor is being checked out now at Leica.

Frank how do you load/thread your M Leica?

I always ignored the icon on the bottom of the m7 body which if taken
literally would have you push the leader between the flanges and then up to
and in the groove of one of the other flanges.


On 4/5/05 12:47 PM, "Frank F. Farmer" <summicron@bellsouth.net> wrote:

> Sounds like something could be slipping in the motor but it is odd that is
> only occurs at the end of a roll.  I'd have the motor checked.  I assuming
> that this doesn't occur when you are not using the motor and advance the 
> film
> normally - or does it?
> 
> Frank
> 
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> From: Terry deRoy Gruber <terry@gruberphotographers.com>
> Date: 2005/04/05 Tue AM 11:07:17 CDT
> To: <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: [Leica] Leica M film loading
> 
> Recently I have been getting overlapping frames at the end of a roll with 
> my
> M7 and motor.  I have always (20 years) bent back the film leader to insure
> a quick easy load is this what is causing the problem?
> 
> 
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