Loding into reels of film shot in M3 vs in M6

[alexz]

Just developed my first roll shot in my "new" M3. I was amaized how easily and smooth was the loading into plastic reels ... just a metter of minute, no any struggle at all.
This is totally ocntrary to my experience develoing rolls I do in my M6 - there each roll fights with me while loading, often it becomes a real struggle. It usually gtes stack in the middle of the roll, and no matter what to do, it will not advance and I usually have to back off, unload back into the cassette and try again...
This is apparently related to the way M6 winds the film in film advance - make sthe curl to the opposite direction that its native one inside the cassette. I thought M3 winds up in similar way, but bearing the fact it loads very easily, it appears M3 doesn't apply an opposite curl to the film.

What would be the common wisdom trying to make for easier loading into the reels of the film shot in M6 and similar cameras (probably M4 and higher) ? Would you recommend to leave the film wound into the cassette for a day or two prior to developing (to get back film's natural curl direction) ?

 

[han1953]

You can load the film onto the reel inside out...

 

[x-ray]

The rewind in the M6 and m3 are exactly the same direction. If you turn the crank or the spindle clockwise it's the same. No difference at all!

 

[waileong]

It's a matter of practice.

 

[Jonathan R]

Leave it in the cassette overnight after re-winding. It's as simple as that.

 

[alexz]

Thanks guys, I'll do.
What I noticed, unloading the rewound film from M6 - the tip and the first part of it is heavily curled to the opposite direction of film's native one, while from M3 the tip and the first part comes flat and exhibited almost no opposite curl...
Weird...