Amen! That is how I have always loaded it and it is *fiddley*! I'll try to remember Shel's technique next time I encounter "magic fingers".
Bruce Dayton Thursday, March 07, 2002, 1:11:05 PM, you wrote: TR> Shel, it does. If you insert the leader first you keep tension on the film TR> holding it on the sprockets while inserting the cassette. The other way does TR> not and quit often the film pops out while you are trying to wind in onto TR> the spool. I did it the wrong way for years, yes you can load it that way, TR> but it is fiddlely as hell. TR> Ciao, TR> Graywolf TR> http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto TR> ---------------------------------------------------------------- TR> ----- Original Message ----- TR> From: Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> TR> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> TR> Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 10:01 AM TR> Subject: Re: ME super film take up spool >> It probably doesn't matter much whether the cartridge goes in first or >> the leader is attached first. What's important is that you are careful, >> take your time, and make sure the film is securely attached and properly >> advancing before going of to make that once-in-a-lifetime photo. >> >> Fred wrote: >> > >> > > Never ever a problem with magic needles. And I always put >> > > cartridge first. In fact, I love m. needles, I think it's a great >> > > Pentax innovation in manual loading. >> > >> > I also love the magic needles. I've been happily using them since >> > my first ME Super about 20 years ago, and I've only had one film >> > advance failure during all the times since. I always put the film >> > end into the magic needles first and then drop the cartridge into >> > place, though. Works for me... >> >> -- >> Shel Belinkoff >> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ >> http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/darkroom-rentals/index.html >> - >> 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 . TR> - TR> This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, TR> go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to TR> 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 .
