Re: Sputnik S.O.S. ...---...

[Brenda Nowlan <bknowlan@xxxxxxxxx>]

Robert
I had been doing that unknowingly because the springs seem to
easily go that way in my Sputnik.  It is when I get to frame 11 it
starts getting more difficult.  Frame 12 is murder!  My friends
*had* been teasing me about how much time it takes me to wind the
film.  Saturday I handed the Sputnik over to one of the teasers and
said "you try it".  He tried it, muttered an expletive, and said he
admired how hard I had to work to use that camera and that he
wouldn't bother.  The rest of the afternoon was "tease free".
Someone suggested I try spraying oil on the winder to loosen it
up.  Might help.
Brenda

Robert Thorpe wrote:

> Brenda Nowlan wrote:
> >
> > Not much I know but
> > tell that to my aching thumb and index finger whose job it
> > is to wind that thing!
>
> Brenda
>
> I found that this was caused by ineffective threading. There are
> various viewpoints on what is right, but when I threaded the
> thing the way that seems most sensible, I could hardly wind
> it. Then I tried it another way and it was VERY easy to wind.
>
> Go here for the threading scheme:
>
>      http://www.skep.com/3d/SputnikTakeup.gif
>
> Pull the spring on the source spool out and slide the roll of
> film behind it. Push the takeup spool in with the roll of film.
> Decide for yourself if this is a better way.
>
> ======================
> Robert Thorpe
> Cedar Rapids, IA
> thorpe@xxxxxxxx
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