How to Load Film on a Leica M6 || Film Loading

Quick video showing you how to load film on a Leica M6, be it a loner or you just bought one and you are not sure how to use it, this video will help you get started.

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[AlexOnStreets]

Solid load. Might I add, the most important thing I found loading any of the M's including earlier M's like the M2&3 is that the bottom of the film should at least seat flat or strait with the silver bar that it's on. 1:08 As long as you have that silver showing and your film is straitly positioned, probably 10/10 chance the teeth will catch the sprockets when you shut the bottom plate up. Leica made a brilliant system but you do have to just make sure you take half a second to push the film down strait enough.

[dr.ralphklose]

You don't have to align and advance the film before putting the baseplate on it. The baseplate will align it for you.

[lingching]

Why sometimes the rewind nob won’t turn when I advance a few early frames of the roll?

[Shawnnd]

Also another question, is it typically expected that the rewind lever should move on every single advance? I noticed in my camera today, around frames 24-26 it didn't move at all, around 27 it started to twitch again, so I am guessing maybe there was some slack in the canister again?

[Shawnnd]

Hey Nico, great tutorial :-) I've been shooting the M6 now for about a year and only had a mis-load once where the film didn't catch in the tulip, so statistically I'm doing pretty good. A question for you though, I've never seen anyone do one advance while the back door is still open, so in totally, for every new roll, are you doing 3 "pre-advances" 1 where the door is still open, and then 2 & 3 are when everything is closed again as you need two advances and shutter releases to get to frame 1 in the counter?

[cecilerotureau]

Hello, thanks for this super useful video. I have a question I recently had a Leica as gift and I found with it a box of Kodak 200 Gold in 120mm. Can it be loaded in Leica M6 or not?

[weisserth]

Ye had to show off that Noctilux, did ye?! :)

[weisserth]

The pick up spool might be a brilliant idea but there's a certain level of uncertainty that goes with it. I prefer my M3 for solid film transport over my so called "mechanical perfection" MP any day. I would even go as far as claiming I am loading my M3 faster and with more confidence as I don't have to fiddle around with it after loading as I KNOW it's loaded properly.

[iDigresstimes]

You almost did it correctly as per the manual, but you did the unnecessary spool up.

[PTRK]

It's too expensive. 5k for a freaking film camera😅

[collodionpositive]

Get your fingers out of that poor camera 😭 use the baseplate as intended, maybe first read the manual 🤦‍♂️