This is just the intended way. The right way is to actually get your film good to go to shoot. It truly don't matter how you get there as long as you dont damage your camera :)
That’s a really good thing to know about. Thanks 🙏🏼. Just Got my very first Leica, and it’s A Leica M6. Now I’m waiting for my glass, the Voigtlander 28 Ultron II to arrive.
I want to add ONE piece of advice to this: at a minimum, you want to see the top and bottom sprocket holes on the film line up with the teeth on the roller that pull the film along. This, in addition to making sure the leader is inside the 3 claws, will make sure your film takes up 100% of the time. Some films with thin bases that have some aggressive curves in the film--that curve can prevent the film from going fully upward and slotting into the little groove at the top of the camera--that will prevent the sprockets from lining up with the teeth. And yes--learned this the hard way!
yeah, the method shown in this video will teach you how not very magic the Leica baseplate is. once you've shot a few rolls with the film disengaged you'll learn to line up the sprocket holes and burn a couple frames.
People saying their film didn't take using this method and it happened to me just once. What I worked out is that at 2:48, if you push the leader just a bit further into the take-up prongs until you can see both the top and bottom sprocket holes on the film are aligned with the sprocket roller. You're good to go. 100% hit rate and I consistently get 38 full usable frames out of the M6. Film ain't cheap these days! Of course, always confirm by looking at your rewind knob for the first couple of shots.
THIS right here! Seeing the top and bottom sprocket holes lined up with the sprocket roller (the spinning thing with the "teeth" AND your leader inside the 3 claws will ensure your film takes up.
I had no idea. Also, I have ptsd from so many rolls going totally wrong through my M6. 😂 I still don’t know if I can trust it without seeing it advance once before closing it 😑
@@jaredgotcher I always used to burn a frame. It's just one frame. The speed function is probably there for quick loading at professional events. Think Hunter S. Thompson at a motorcycle rally.
Always check the rewind spool is going round otherwise you could be shooting nothing. Leica actually says wind on two frames and the frame country has two marks before it gets to zero. This will also put you on frame 1 printed on the film. If you just wind one frame it's highly likely your first frame will have light leak marks on the edge. I also aways then check there is some tension in the take up spool by gently winding the rewind crank until I feel tension. This applies to most 35mm SLR film cameras as well and I've been shooting film for 40years.
Looked like your tension lever didnt wind on your 3rd load. Does that mean you misloaded on your 3rd? I tried this method once and it didn't load my film correctly.
What happened is that inside the film canister, the actual film is not tightly wound and there is "slack" in the canister. So even if the film is moving properly, the "slack" inside the film canister needs to be taken up first before the canister top spins and engages the rewind knob ("tension lever"). What you can do to prevent this is before loading the film in, hold onto the film leader with your hand, and spin the top of the canister until it feels tight (taking up the slack). By doing this, the rewind knob will immediately start to spin when advancing (otherwise it may take two to three advances before the rewind knob moves). I don't bother with this and haven't ran into any problems yet, but if it gives you peace of mind then feel free. :)
@@whoschrischu i tried this method a few times. 2/5 i miss-loaded. What i learnt was that if the tension lever didn’t wind after 2 pulls, It was a miss. Gonna try to pull back the slack now in the cannister :)
From what i know the diagram shows the tip mus touch the inner walls of the take up spool. Some reviewers show slide in between the slid of the take up spool. I tried slide in between the slid but the film don't advance very well. I follow the diagram showed after removing the base plate. The tip touch inner wall of the spool and the film advance and sits well
If you follow the diagram and move the film past the inner wall of the take up spool, so throuh another slit you should never have a problem. Try it, works every time for me.
I’m already to comfortable with wasting 2 frames I’ve had situations where I messed up and shot all day but the film never advanced lol 🥴 my slide of hand on pro now 🖐🏽😂
I prefer the wrong way! :-) and never had any isue! :-) because when it's closed you don't realy see what's going on inside and so I have peace of mind...haha...by the way good video! :-)
I do see some people saying this is the correct way of loading a m6. But i gotta disagree.. there were a couple times I just dropped it in, and the film was never properly lined up, both on the original plate and leicavit. and ended up being stuck when trying to rewind the film. the knob would't turn, and I had to unload the film in a darkbag. (which meant I had to head home in midst of a shoot). I guess it wouldn't hurt to check how its lined up, and try not to touch the curtains when loading.
true! this is just the intended way to load as it was designed. However, the "right" way is to just get the film lined up, caught, and shoot with security :)
This how I've started loading my Leica from the very beginning and never missed a shoot. I can't believe how people complain about film not catching on, you literally have the rewind knob to look at. This is only acceptable if you're a complete novice, you're an idiot otherwise. If it somehow slipped, pop it open, adjusts, close it back down and snap away. Do it right and get an extra frame.
I’ve missed a whole roll a few times loading it this way. Film never caught. I load my film “the wrong way” every time now and never screw it up.
This is just the intended way. The right way is to actually get your film good to go to shoot. It truly don't matter how you get there as long as you dont damage your camera :)
Same
yeah my first roll didn't catch using that method.
That’s a really good thing to know about. Thanks 🙏🏼. Just Got my very first Leica, and it’s A Leica M6. Now I’m waiting for my glass, the Voigtlander 28 Ultron II to arrive.
I want to add ONE piece of advice to this: at a minimum, you want to see the top and bottom sprocket holes on the film line up with the teeth on the roller that pull the film along. This, in addition to making sure the leader is inside the 3 claws, will make sure your film takes up 100% of the time. Some films with thin bases that have some aggressive curves in the film--that curve can prevent the film from going fully upward and slotting into the little groove at the top of the camera--that will prevent the sprockets from lining up with the teeth. And yes--learned this the hard way!
yeah, the method shown in this video will teach you how not very magic the Leica baseplate is. once you've shot a few rolls with the film disengaged you'll learn to line up the sprocket holes and burn a couple frames.
People saying their film didn't take using this method and it happened to me just once. What I worked out is that at 2:48, if you push the leader just a bit further into the take-up prongs until you can see both the top and bottom sprocket holes on the film are aligned with the sprocket roller. You're good to go. 100% hit rate and I consistently get 38 full usable frames out of the M6. Film ain't cheap these days! Of course, always confirm by looking at your rewind knob for the first couple of shots.
THIS right here! Seeing the top and bottom sprocket holes lined up with the sprocket roller (the spinning thing with the "teeth" AND your leader inside the 3 claws will ensure your film takes up.
I had no idea. Also, I have ptsd from so many rolls going totally wrong through my M6. 😂 I still don’t know if I can trust it without seeing it advance once before closing it 😑
oooo yes. I know you have PTSD. Your M6 is a beast (and not necessarily always the good kind)
I've had 2 blank rolls out of my M3. I definitely risk burning a frame every time now just to avoid the possibility of having a blank roll.
@@jaredgotcher I always used to burn a frame. It's just one frame. The speed function is probably there for quick loading at professional events. Think Hunter S. Thompson at a motorcycle rally.
@@jaredgotcher Your M3 is a totally different load.
I really like that my canon p has a simple hinged back, but the way you load M cameras does look fun tbh
I miss the simple hinge back sometimes. I loaded my Bessa R2A really quickly still
I love this whole video, mostly because you're so cool about it all. It's nice to discover your channel by accident as well. Subbed 100%.
Hey Chris - Thanks for passing on the enlightenment. I don't have a Leica film camera yet but someday .........
yessir yessir! when that day comes, you'll be quick loading from the jump!
Perfect! 😆 Nothing more to say about this!
thank you, sir!
as long as I see the rewind crank spinning as I first advance, I know I'm good to go
exactly
Mando: "This is the way"
perfect application of this quote
Excellent vidéo , as you said as simple as that. Cheers
Always check the rewind spool is going round otherwise you could be shooting nothing. Leica actually says wind on two frames and the frame country has two marks before it gets to zero. This will also put you on frame 1 printed on the film. If you just wind one frame it's highly likely your first frame will have light leak marks on the edge. I also aways then check there is some tension in the take up spool by gently winding the rewind crank until I feel tension. This applies to most 35mm SLR film cameras as well and I've been shooting film for 40years.
Hey Chris -- what do you think of the 28mm vintage line? Love to see a review!
Oh.. you already did one -- how did I miss this!
Oh wow, been doing it incorrectly as well. Thanks Chris!
You bet!
Looked like your tension lever didnt wind on your 3rd load. Does that mean you misloaded on your 3rd? I tried this method once and it didn't load my film correctly.
nah it was all good! I just scanned the roll that was in the camera :)
What happened is that inside the film canister, the actual film is not tightly wound and there is "slack" in the canister. So even if the film is moving properly, the "slack" inside the film canister needs to be taken up first before the canister top spins and engages the rewind knob ("tension lever"). What you can do to prevent this is before loading the film in, hold onto the film leader with your hand, and spin the top of the canister until it feels tight (taking up the slack). By doing this, the rewind knob will immediately start to spin when advancing (otherwise it may take two to three advances before the rewind knob moves). I don't bother with this and haven't ran into any problems yet, but if it gives you peace of mind then feel free. :)
@@kevinwu6586 incredible insight. I was hypothesizing that as well. Thanks!
@@kevinwu6586 wow! I’ll try this for sure next load :) thanks!
@@whoschrischu i tried this method a few times. 2/5 i miss-loaded. What i learnt was that if the tension lever didn’t wind after 2 pulls, It was a miss. Gonna try to pull back the slack now in the cannister :)
Thank you!!
There’s a special way to hold the camera single handed without getting finger print smudges on the viewfinder / rangefinder windows as well
From what i know the diagram shows the tip mus touch the inner walls of the take up spool. Some reviewers show slide in between the slid of the take up spool. I tried slide in between the slid but the film don't advance very well. I follow the diagram showed after removing the base plate. The tip touch inner wall of the spool and the film advance and sits well
noted!
If you follow the diagram and move the film past the inner wall of the take up spool, so throuh another slit you should never have a problem.
Try it, works every time for me.
@@kevlarnegative Thks for the reply. I wil try again. I know the las time i tried, the tip nev wound into the spool.
@@patrickng8328 let me know if it works for you too 😊
@@kevlarnegative ok.
Thats the way like years for years… never never never touch the shutter curtain📷🍀👏
Yup! 38 good exposures and 1 more with the light leaks going across the right side of the frame you can use for style points when the counter is at -1
bingo
Thank you!
i know how to load them properly now, thanks friend
visualization is important :)
I would so love to own a M6
I already knew that, but sometimes it misses and I the film never advanced for a whole roll, so I'd rather do it the wrong way just to be safe!
all good! whatever floats the boat and doesn't break the Leica! I'm all for it!
Ahahah nice one. It's good to see people were acc nice and not rude. Nice one brother!
thank you, my man!
thats crazy I used to load mine the same way!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
dude a loooooot of people coming from other 35mm cameras load it the same way
@@whoschrischu yeah thank you!
your M6 turned gray👀
yeah I noticed that too. I think it got too much sunlight
I’m already to comfortable with wasting 2 frames I’ve had situations where I messed up and shot all day but the film never advanced lol 🥴 my slide of hand on pro now 🖐🏽😂
sheeeeeeesh. quick loaderrrrrr
🤯 🤯 🤯
You’re telling me I’ve been doing it wrong for years!?
hahaha a lot of us have!
I prefer the wrong way! :-) and never had any isue! :-) because when it's closed you don't realy see what's going on inside and so I have peace of mind...haha...by the way good video! :-)
honestly, if it gives you peace of mind + not damaging your cam, why not eh hahaha ¯\( ˘͡ ˘̯)/¯ I think it's fine
@@whoschrischu I shoot already more than 150 film rolls with my Leica MP and still working great! :-) but i bought it new!:-)
I do see some people saying this is the correct way of loading a m6. But i gotta disagree.. there were a couple times I just dropped it in, and the film was never properly lined up, both on the original plate and leicavit. and ended up being stuck when trying to rewind the film. the knob would't turn, and I had to unload the film in a darkbag. (which meant I had to head home in midst of a shoot).
I guess it wouldn't hurt to check how its lined up, and try not to touch the curtains when loading.
true! this is just the intended way to load as it was designed. However, the "right" way is to just get the film lined up, caught, and shoot with security :)
How do you upload photos from your film camera to your videos and Instagram? :)
after I finish a roll, I develop + scan them. I take the digital scans + add contrast + saturation and then use 'em for socials + videos + prints
Please, do a video on that voigt 28 ultron, please
ruclips.net/video/lXcaYx1MX_8/видео.html
Already did :)
did you get a new M6 body?
sure did
is that expired tri x 400 ? why that the canister look strange
yup expired Tri X 400!
Can you get a leica lens please?
ruclips.net/video/5ONgwlxyBxI/видео.html just released this new video for you
very good video.
ayyy you're welcome homie. 😂
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thanks!
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This how I've started loading my Leica from the very beginning and never missed a shoot.
I can't believe how people complain about film not catching on, you literally have the rewind knob to look at.
This is only acceptable if you're a complete novice, you're an idiot otherwise.
If it somehow slipped, pop it open, adjusts, close it back down and snap away. Do it right and get an extra frame.
settle down there haha, elitist bro much
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