Here's a thing...
I bought a used Leica M6 about six months ago. It came with a Leica Eveready leather case. I took a couple of rolls and film and everything was fine.
I then took off the leather case and transferred the Leica to a Lowepro Off Trail bag to provide some weather protection and to make the camera easier to carry whilst hiking. When I developed the next couple of films I found that, apparently at random, the frame spacing would increase to about 5mm.
I then moved the Leica to a small Billingham bag and found that almost every frame was now spaced by about 5mm except where I'd held the camera between frames.
Recently I was on a business trip to London and decided to return the Leica to its leather Eveready case and, presto, every frame was properly spaced!
Now, I know that the Leica rewind knob is apparently 'active' at all times. Is it possible that the knob is being turned when the camera is in the Lowepro and Billingham bags or when it's being inserted into or removed from these bags and that this is causing my uneven frame spacing. Is there anything I can do to stop it and has anyone else come across a similar problem?
Thanks
Barry
I bought a used Leica M6 about six months ago. It came with a Leica Eveready leather case. I took a couple of rolls and film and everything was fine.
I then took off the leather case and transferred the Leica to a Lowepro Off Trail bag to provide some weather protection and to make the camera easier to carry whilst hiking. When I developed the next couple of films I found that, apparently at random, the frame spacing would increase to about 5mm.
I then moved the Leica to a small Billingham bag and found that almost every frame was now spaced by about 5mm except where I'd held the camera between frames.
Recently I was on a business trip to London and decided to return the Leica to its leather Eveready case and, presto, every frame was properly spaced!
Now, I know that the Leica rewind knob is apparently 'active' at all times. Is it possible that the knob is being turned when the camera is in the Lowepro and Billingham bags or when it's being inserted into or removed from these bags and that this is causing my uneven frame spacing. Is there anything I can do to stop it and has anyone else come across a similar problem?
Thanks
Barry