Well, I just tried with Freds little trick, and with practice I think it will be quicker because you don't have to release the shutter until after you close the back.
What I find interesting here is several of us are describing a method that works for us 100% of the time. Then others say we are wrong do it their way it only misses now and then. Something seems strange about that argument. Take it as a given, Bill, Shel, Fred, and graywolf know how to load film in an M series Pentax. <grin> Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 5:27 PM Subject: Re: Re[2]: ME super film take up spool > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bruce Dayton > Subject: Re[2]: ME super film take up spool > > > > Bob, > > > > It certainly sounds like I load about the same as you. I > never really > > thought of it as greed, but I don't pull extra slack out. The > > description that everyone gives seems rather slow to load. > That could > > be one of my problems. Many times I am in a hurry - wedding > timing or > > whatnot and I just find magic needles to be bothersome. > > Well Bruce, using the method that Shel described, I can load a > manual load camera (it doesn't matter if it has Magic Noodles) > in somewhat less than 10 seconds, from the moment I open the > camera to the moment it is ready to shoot. > I just timed it. > This method was taught to me by the pro I mentored with as being > the fastest, and most reliable loading method he had discovered. > He was a wedding photographer, primarily, and speedy film > changes were very important to him, as was reliable film > loading. > I can see having problems loading a camera if the cassette is > already in the film bay. It is just not an intuitive way to do > the job. > > William Robb > - > 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 . - 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 .
