payasam Posted October 17, 2014 Share #1 Posted October 17, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) A very fresh e-mail exchange is reproduced below. MD: I've had my first mis-load in the M6. After loading, the film only advanced a little. I tried to rewind (to avoid fogging much) but couldn't do that. When I removed the base plate and opened the back door, I saw that the upper edge of the film was torn. Never had this kind of trouble with M3 or M2, nor of course with a screw Leica. DG: You're 100% correct, the M2 & M3 never have this problem, everyone I know (including me) that ever used an M camera with the M4 style take-up spool has at least once had a film take-up problem. And after that one time film problem you become SUPER cautious about how you load the camera. MD: It was both troubling and embarrassing. There were half a dozen people who saw that I, who have been using cameras for over half a century, could not even load one of the things. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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davidmknoble Posted October 17, 2014 Share #2 Posted October 17, 2014 I have to snicker as I too had one of those moments. In Charleston, SC with my MP only it wasn't loading, it was rewinding. I was so caught up in the moment I forgot to press the release lever and just started rewinding. Ooops. The film sprocket holes tore and the entire exposed roll was still in the take-up side. I finally gave up, opened up the back, removed the now ruined roll of film and put in another roll. For me, part of the challenge in the craft of film is getting the image from shutter press to the scanner without losing it. It's almost the opposite of digital. The most risky point is after the exposure in film and through development of the negative. Then the photo is almost permanent. In digital, we download to a computer and then the file is at risk forever. Nice email exchange, thanks for sharing! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
payasam Posted October 17, 2014 Author Share #3 Posted October 17, 2014 The film could have been taken out safely in a darkroom or a changing bag. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
semi-ambivalent Posted October 20, 2014 Share #4 Posted October 20, 2014 The film could have been taken out safely in a darkroom or a changing bag. Or even under lots of blankets in a bed in a hotel room in Chinle, Arizona after a bad dinner while the wife watched the weather on TV but don't ask how I know this. s-a Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert blu Posted October 20, 2014 Share #5 Posted October 20, 2014 At the end isn't experience a sum of mistakes ? robert PS: yes, I have my own experience... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukas F. Posted October 22, 2014 Share #6 Posted October 22, 2014 As I haven't experienced that yet: How did that happen? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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