Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/02/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Another issue, at least with the Bessa L and, afaik, R, was the advance lever getting stuck at the end of the film roll. No issue when you knew it, then you just backspooled the roll, opened the backdoor, and the lever was unblocked again. But some used force - and jammed it. Some reported tilted framelines in early R or R2 series. And my Bessa L lost the foam inside the little filmroll info window, I believe because I used bulk cans which might have made more pressure on the foam, or pressure at the wrong place, whatever. The incoming light completely ruined the results from one shooting day with about 5 or 6 rolls. Since I taped the whole window. But finally it's a $99 camera so I am willed to pardon such small inconvenients :-) though there would have been some very nice shots on those rolls :-(... Didier >With the Cosina cameras, it seems that, if you don't *completely* advance >the lever, it is prone to jam in the almost advanced position.