[Leica] Loading the IIIc

[cochranpr at mac.com (David Cochran)]

Hi PS?...

Thanks for the observation but the rewind lever was in the right 
position.

Now, I have a question for you. What is the lever on the left side of 
the take up knob?
I'm just lazy...I'll have to check the Leica IIIf manual.

Thanks again
On Sep 11, 2005, at 9:24 PM, pswango@att.net wrote:

> Don and David wrote:
>
> David,
> If the film is not winding as you describe then the film is not on the
> sprockets properly.  This means that when you load again, make sure
> the leader is properly trimmed, when you push the film down, the film
> will not catch on the sprockets but will wind onto the sprockets.
>
> Don
> don.dory@gmail.com
>
> On 9/11/05, David Cochran <cochranpr@mac.com> wrote:
>> Thanks John.
>>
>> The film stays on the spool with no problem. When I pull out the film
>> to try it again, it is nicely fastened to the spool.
>> The "slippage" is that the spool does not wind, as if it is slipping
>> over the shaft of the winder.
>>
>
> Guys, this may sound silly, but snce it's David's first time loading 
> the IIIc it's possible he may have the film rewind lever in the wrong 
> position.  If it's in the "rewind" position the film will not engage 
> the sprockets.  The lever is on the top plate, right in front of the 
> shutter release.  It should be in the "A" position when loading; "R" 
> when rewinding.  Unlike most other cameras, this needs to be manually 
> reset on the IIIc after rewinding.  It's easy to forget.
>
> IMO, David's problem has nothing to do with leader trimming.  I used a 
> IIIf and IIIc for years before I ever heard of the leader "problem."  
> I still don't trim, although I agree it's faster to load if you do.
>
>
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