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doubice · 11/10/07, 05:43 AM

Josef,

The spindle that is attached to the base plate of your M6 (not sure exactly what it might be called - the one that pushes the film down onto the M6's take-up spool), adds resistance to the whole rewind process.

Make sure that this spindle is not binding and providing more resistance than usual. I have had this happen to me - switched baseplates from an M4 to an M6, the spindles did not match just right, et voilà - rewind got much stiffer.

Best,

Jan

11/10/07, 05:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
doubice Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 01/09/04 Location: Vancouver Posts: 759	Re: Leica M6 rewind mechanism stiff Josef, The spindle that is attached to the base plate of your M6 (not sure exactly what it might be called - the one that pushes the film down onto the M6's take-up spool), adds resistance to the whole rewind process. Make sure that this spindle is not binding and providing more resistance than usual. I have had this happen to me - switched baseplates from an M4 to an M6, the spindles did not match just right, et voilà - rewind got much stiffer. Best, Jan