JWalker
Member
Thanks you all for the advise! My AM version does not have the clutch adjustment, since the take up spool is permanently in place.
After some careful fiddling, I noticed the film cartridge fork with the rewind knob was not rotating smoothly. The take up spool that you turn manually to load was stiff, also. I carefully squirted a small amount of LockEase with its very small tube into those points of contact with the body. Ran a few clicks, then loaded a roll of dummy film. Set camera on "B", took off lens, Then marked on the film the frame outline with a sharp pencil. I ran 10 frames. The framing improved dramatically! I also am making sure that when load film, all sprocket holes are matched with take up spool. We will see what happens with my next shoot.
After some careful fiddling, I noticed the film cartridge fork with the rewind knob was not rotating smoothly. The take up spool that you turn manually to load was stiff, also. I carefully squirted a small amount of LockEase with its very small tube into those points of contact with the body. Ran a few clicks, then loaded a roll of dummy film. Set camera on "B", took off lens, Then marked on the film the frame outline with a sharp pencil. I ran 10 frames. The framing improved dramatically! I also am making sure that when load film, all sprocket holes are matched with take up spool. We will see what happens with my next shoot.