Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Oh crud.... On May 31, 2009, at 1:03 AM, Rei Shinozuka wrote: > the rewind crank should turn when advancing film, though you need > to take up slack first by cranking the rewind as soon as the baseplate > is back on. > > i used to keep the crank handle out just so it was > clear it was spinning when advancing to "0". > > avoids the horror of the capturing your kid's 5th birthday > on a pressure plate instead of HP5. > > -rei > > > > On May31 00:53, Thein Onn Ming wrote: >> I think the shutter dial on the M6TTL and MP makes sense though? >> Turn in >> the direction of the arrows for correct exposure. >> >> I have a very stupid question: should the rewind knob on the M6TTL >> rotate when advancing the film normally? And how much resistance >> should >> there be when rewinding? I'm wondering if I'm doing something wrong >> because A) it doesn't rotate when advancing film and b) there's very >> little resistance when rewinding. I plead total ignorance here >> because >> it's my first roll and first film Leica (though of course not >> first film >> camera or Leica; I have an M8 and used to use an F2 for a number of >> years). >> >> On May 31, 2009, at 12:47 AM, Rei Shinozuka wrote: >> >>> definitely. i have a noctilux & 75 lux and the 85 really makes it >>> better. film cameras are m6 .85 classic, MP 0.85, & m3. i use the >>> 1.25 >>> magnifier. >>> >>> wish the m8 had a hi-mag option. (also wish it had right-way >>> shutter dial) >>> >>> -rei >>> >>> >> >> THEIN Onn Ming >> *photohorologer ming at www.mingthein.com >> www.flickr.com/mingthein >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- > Rei Shinozuka shino at panix.com > Ridgewood, New Jersey > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information THEIN Onn Ming *photohorologer ming at www.mingthein.com www.flickr.com/mingthein