Guest camera man Posted August 3, 2016 Share #1 Â Posted August 3, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) After six years of using my MP film camera I have just purchased a second new MP body. When rewinding the film you can hear a mechanical click every time the rewind knob makes half a turn. Is this what Erwin Puts mentions in his Leica Compendium page 228 -Â " the rewind knob has a very useful friction now ...The MP rewind knob has been designed with inherent friction that is equal to the film force" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Longboarder9 Posted August 3, 2016 Share #2 Â Posted August 3, 2016 Hi - my experience for what it's worth. Â I have two MPs an M3, an MA and a iiif. Â (used often) Â I don't hear a click on the MP and to be honest, I don't feel much of a difference in the rewind between these models. ( maybe my MPs are unique?) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
menos I M6 Posted August 3, 2016 Share #3  Posted August 3, 2016 No, the rewind of a Leica MP should never click. Something is off. - remove the bottom plate - pull out the rewind knob to it's extended rewind position - insert a finger into the film cartridge side of the camera and touch the rewind fork with your fingertip - rotate the rewind knob with your other hand and feel if the fork rotates properly  A little play between the two is normal but they should always stay connected. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest camera man Posted August 3, 2016 Share #4 Â Posted August 3, 2016 Hello Menos I M6, I checked it out and all seems OK. I can only think that it may well have been the temperature during the day, well over 30c, may have been film sticking in the cartridge? I will have to wait for the return of the film from the lab! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest camera man Posted August 3, 2016 Share #5  Posted August 3, 2016 Also, the older camera body that I had with me did not show this problem, so the high temperature on the film cartridge was incorrect? May be its just bad loading. I have just loaded the camera again with a new film and clicked off 36 frames and rewound the camera , the problem did not happen ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
menos I M6 Posted August 3, 2016 Share #6 Â Posted August 3, 2016 A funky cartridge sounds like a reasonable cause for this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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