Originally posted by dsmithhfx Looks within 'normal' parameters to me. The fact that it springs back means it is probably the foam light seals reacting to the pressure.
I would agree.
Load and spool up a film cassette. 10 bucks says it nearly goes away. (At present it's really only a fraction more play than mine displays. Rest your weary head.)
And by the way, in case you weren't aware, you can set the camera to leave the leader out when rewinding (so you needn't worry about having to shoot the roll you load right now).