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.
Recently I offered my OM-1md for sale and made note that it was in
excellent condition except for the film advance slipping. Well, you would
think that since I've been using cameras since I was a tyke that I would
know how to load a roll of film. The real story is that there appears to
be nothing wrong with the camera, but I've been not getting the leader
firmly implanted in the takeup spindle and it has been slipping off. The
take up spindle doesn't have as firm of a take up "clip" as my OM-2S. I
tested the camera hot, cold, and deeply frozen (overnight in freezer),
shaken, upside down and even in the presence of my lovely children and the
camera has operated flawlessly. I took it out west and had absolutly no
problems with it. Yeehaaa!
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.
You can teach old dogs new tricks.
Ken Norton
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