> > "Jim Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I see a possible disaster here. If you open the back of camera then
> > slam it shut, you might jam the leader into the shutter with the
> > film pressure plate. Just be careful, better to lose a few shots
> > than wreck the shutter.
> > Leader out should be a short leader, but you never know.
>
> Hi Jim,
>
> The Elan 7E = EOS 7 = EOS 30 leaves a LONG leader. The free edge is
> nowhere near the shutter curtains, but not long enough to reach the
> wind-on spool.
>
> Of course, it is just as easy to take the film cartridge in hand
> and manually rewind the leader fully. Saves on batteries too :-)
>
> Cheers
> Julian Loke
Pessimist maybe I am, but I see a scenario where a leader with a lot of
rolled up tension pops back into a little roll on the shutter when the back
is opened, and then is scrunched into the shutter when back is closed
quickly by someone panicing about perhaps fogging a shot. There must be some
reasons why shutter repair is such a common problem. Best forewarned, best
be safe with these fragile things. I also think the short tab rewind is
better, no chance of this happening. Unless your name's Murphy.
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