Leica M3 - 26

rew ind the film and unload the camera
as described on page 23 . Turn the key
in the base plate in the direction marked
"auf - open" , and lift off . The fi lm casse tte
and the take-up sp oo l are no w easily wi th-
drawn. Open the hinged camera back, and
place the camera in fro nt of you on the
table with the open base upwards , and the
lens facing you.
Ho ld
the take-up spoo l in the right hand ,
and the cassette in the left, both with the
spool knobs pointing up. Now push the
beg inning of the film under the clamping
spring of the take-up s pool as far as it
wil l go. The perforated film edge must lie
s tr aig ht aga inst the spool flange, as shown
in the illu stration below.
Next, draw out just enough of the film
leader from the cassette to enable you to
inse rt the two parts - cassette and take-
up spoo l - into the camera. The milled
spool knobs should still point upwards
and remai n visi ble wh ile the film slides
into the film slot in front of the open
camera back .