-----Original Message----- > From: Stan Halpin [mailto:smhalpin@;concentric.net] > > > on 11/7/02 4:53 PM, Doug Franklin at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > On Thu, 7 Nov 2002 13:58:22 -0500, David Brooks wrote: > > > >> When i load film into my ,many, manual load cameras > >> after shuting the camera back,i take up the slack with the > >> rewind handle. > > > > That reminds me ... I'd been having trouble loading the > MZ-S ... I'd > > have to pull out more of the film leader than the > markings in the film > > bay of the camera, and it would still only "catch" about > one out of > > three or four times. > > > > I found that if I hold the leader, and manually spin the > cassette spool > > to tighten up the film inside the cartridge before I try > to load it, > > the MZ-S would "catch" almost every time, with a normal amount of > > leader extended. I guess it was "looking" for some > pressure on the > > cartridge spool to be sure the film was actually picked up by the > > takeup spool. > > > > TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ > > > My MZ-S is also fussy, but the problem seems to be that it > will not accept a > leader that is pulled out too far. Every single time I have > laid in the > leader beyond the mark, the camera has refused to load.
My problem seems to be that I sometimes don't set the cassette correctly. The back will close, and the film will advance a ways, but eventually it will jam. tv
