From: Ken Norton
> I get a kick out of some people's idea of a "bare bones outfit." Shoot,
> many of these bare bones outfits is bigger than my entire kit. Not that
> I'm complaining or anything... I've been there done that and destroyed a
> lot of stuff through the years to get to the minimal kit that I have now.
>
I thought "bare bones" meant one camera and one lens!
<snip>
> Not too long ago, I got together with Joel Wilcox and he showed me the
> "correct" way to load a roll of film. By golly, it works! I always
loaded
> the film in its chamber first and then stretched the leader across the
back
> and then threaded it onto the take up real. The "correct" way is to stick
> the leader in first, make sure it is well planted and then drag the
> canister over to its side and lock it in place. When doing it this way,
if
> the film hasn't taken up properly it will pull right back out. Cool!
> Besides, I can now get one extra shot per roll too! (not really).
> Unfortunately, this "correct" method doesn't work with the IS-3.
>
That is nice to know. I have been inserting the film and winding one or two
frames (depending on how important the shoot) and then closing the back.
That way I could visually check on if the film slipped out.
> You can teach old dogs new tricks.
Gregg
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