Chris, Oh, way to go! Screw up my theory will ya?
Bruce Dayton Wednesday, March 06, 2002, 8:59:41 PM, you wrote: CB> On Wed, 6 Mar 2002, Bruce Dayton wrote: >> I would be curious to know if all who have found the magic needles to >> work well, load like Shel and all who have had problems with it load >> like me. >> >> Anybody out there have/had no problems ever with magic needles and put >> the cartridge in first? CB> Yup. I always put the cartridge in first and have never had a problem CB> loading it. I put the cartridge in first so I don't have to hold it. CB> Then I pull the leader out and tuck it into the magic needles. I then CB> turn the rewind knob to take the slack out, which also verifies that the CB> leader is inserted securely. At that point, I usually just close the CB> back, advance a couple of frames and start shooting. I usually get about CB> 26 shots on a 24 roll that way, and sometimes 27. Or, if I'm feeling CB> extra cautious, I'll advance it a frame with the back still open to make CB> doubly sure that everything's good. Haven't had a problem yet. CB> chris - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
