Re: stiff Sputnik advance

[sam <3dhacker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 08:36 AM 10/5/98 -0600, you wrote:
>>My first roll in in new Sputnik went pretty well, but I remember how very
>>hard the advance was to turn as I got to the last frames. Now, upon
>>reloading the camera, I can't even advance the roll to the first frame
>>without the advance knob frozen up on me!

Greg wrote:

>  The other possibility is that you loaded the
>film wrong. It is possible to get it wrong relative
>to the springy metal pieces that keep the film
>from unravelling. Sam mentioned (way back) about
>having the paper shred from misloading it.
>

As a matter of fact, before Paul tried the camera out on his holiday, I
found the Spud was stiff and easily placed in on the wrong side of those
stupid metal springs. I ended up bending the tips back so they didn't
interfere as well as give an indication as to what side of the roll they
are supposed to be on. Seems Paul got through it OK!

Sam