Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/03/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The early quick load system was sensitive to where the film lay, if it isn't along the "leg" of the P shaped plastic "pusher" it doesn't work. The basket system on the M6 base is 10,000 times better - at least - :-) and I have never had a miss-load with my M6. FD On 27 Mar, 2011, at 06:26, Alan Magayne-Roshak wrote: > On Sat, 26 Mar 2011 Jim Shulman <jshulman at judgecrater.com>wrote: > >> Has anyone else had multiple problems with the Leica quick-load system? > >> I recently acquired an M4, and have wound up trashing about a half-dozen >> rolls of film (and far too many lost shots) because the &^%$#@! film had >> not >> advanced. I?ve tried checking it (it seems to be advancing before I shut >> the door), and I still lose rolls. > >> I?ve NEVER lost a roll with the old style spool threading to a misload. >> Is >> it me, or is there something strange with this system that I?m missing? >> At >> this rate I?ll probably look to swap it for a CLAd M2 with the good old >> spool system. > >> Jim Shulman >> Wynnewood, PA > ==================================================================================================== > It's not you. Back when our department was all film, I got to use some > M4's, but I also always had trouble getting them to load reliably. > This is one of the reasons I prefer the M3 and M2. I find my IIIf easier > to load than the M4, too; I've never had the film fail to advance in it. > While having a built in meter would be handy, I've never wanted an M6 > because of the supposed quick load feature and also because the build > quality didn't feel as solid as the 2 or 3 to me. I never handled an M7. > > I vote for the spool system too. > > Alan > > Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer > UPAA POY 1978 > University Information Technology Services > University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee > amr3 at uwm.edu > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information