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Film Loading - LEITZ LEICINA BV Instructions Manual

Fully automatic 8 mm motion-picture camera for double-8 roll films

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Film loading
20
Avoiding
direct
sunlight, unwind about 2" of
film
,
press
down
on
the
end of the film ten-
sion-bar as shown above, and drop
the
spool over the
right-hand
peg
.
The ten-
sion-bar will prevent the
film
'
s unravelling
while you lead the
film-end
over
to tDe film-
gate, following the marked
arrow-path.
Push
the film
into
the gate until a
firm
stop
'is
felt.
Pressing slightly on
the tension-bar
to reduce
tension, press the release trigger to
run
off
about
6"
of film (about
2"
longer than
the
handgrip)
.
Next, insert the
film-end into the
slotted
core of the take-up spool and
drop
this spool over the
left-hand
peg
.
Finally,

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