OT: Film camera questions
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OT: Film camera questions
You do remember what a film camera is don't you?
Ok, I found out that my Canon AE-1 had a partial roll of film in it. So I went to take the rest of them so I could get it developed and see what was on the roll.
Usually this camera will stop winding at the end of the roll, maybe two pics after the number on the container. Say like 26 for a 24 exp roll.
This time it just kept going . I thought maybe I had a 36 exp roll in it.
At about 38 I said the heck with it, pushed the release button and rewound the roll. It was marked 24 exp.
I'm wondering if maybe there was a lot of extra film on that one, or if something messed up on my camera.
Any of you anachronisms got any ideas?
I'll fire a call to the camera fix it guy next week, but just wondering for now.
Joe
Ok, I found out that my Canon AE-1 had a partial roll of film in it. So I went to take the rest of them so I could get it developed and see what was on the roll.
Usually this camera will stop winding at the end of the roll, maybe two pics after the number on the container. Say like 26 for a 24 exp roll.
This time it just kept going . I thought maybe I had a 36 exp roll in it.
At about 38 I said the heck with it, pushed the release button and rewound the roll. It was marked 24 exp.
I'm wondering if maybe there was a lot of extra film on that one, or if something messed up on my camera.
Any of you anachronisms got any ideas?
I'll fire a call to the camera fix it guy next week, but just wondering for now.
Joe
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Re: OT: Film camera questions
I have before stripped the film with overzealous winding.
Re: OT: Film camera questions
It might have never been started right and no film was not being pulled from the spool. The only way to tell is develop the film. If blank it was never started right.
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Re: OT: Film camera questions
I did that a couple years ago when The Sentimental Journey was in town. I also had my power winder on the camera and would have had some glorious photos. That really p.o.'d me.iceman wrote:It might have never been started right and no film was not being pulled from the spool. The only way to tell is develop the film. If blank it was never started right.
I'm "fairly sure" that wasn't the case this time, but I won't swear to it.
I haven't done that ...... yet.Mescalero wrote:I have before stripped the film with overzealous winding.
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Re: OT: Film camera questions
Film camera? What's a film camera? Is that an old-timey thing?
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Film camera? What's a film camera? Is that an old-timey thing?
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Re: OT: Film camera questions
Probably a little late now, but on the bottom of the AE-1 is the little button you push to release the mechanism so that you can re-wind the film. If you'll notice that little button has a tiny paint spot on it. It's an indicator to see if it's rotating. If you wind the film and the little button rotates, it is advancing the film. BTW, this rotational action is not transferred through the power winder so you have to remove it to see the button rotate.
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Film...? I think that's what you put in one of these....rodeo kid wrote:Film camera? What's a film camera? Is that an old-timey thing?
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Re: OT: Film camera questions
Is that your camera. Have to admit that I have a couple of similair camers myself! And yes I have shot photos with one of them and a 3rd built by a short lived outfit after the second world war that did something similair in metal.deerwhacker444 wrote:Film...? I think that's what you put in one of these....rodeo kid wrote:Film camera? What's a film camera? Is that an old-timey thing?
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Re: OT: Film camera questions
I have one of those, too, mine is an 8x10. It's my camera of choice. Quite a project to take one shot but worth it.
Joe, long ago I got in the habit of checking the left side spool as I advanced the film to make sure it turned. If it did, the roll was going through. It does sound like yours didn't, but you'll never know until you process it.
Joe, long ago I got in the habit of checking the left side spool as I advanced the film to make sure it turned. If it did, the roll was going through. It does sound like yours didn't, but you'll never know until you process it.
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I have both a 4x5 and an 8x10. On top of that there is an old kodak 2d that has only a 5x7 bak. Kind of the tail wagin the dog on that one. Bought off of ebay with the seller only mentioning the camera and not the lense in the description. Forget which of my lenses this is be bought it for less than the lense alone was worth at the time.
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Re: OT: Film camera questions
When I paid attention (usually for the same reason - fear the roll hadn't pulled out of the spool properly), I could usually feel the difference in friction when I used the crank to rewind it, and the little 'let-off' as the film wound fully into the spool and pulled free by shearing the last couple little side-holes that the advancing-spool grabs. (You can tell I don't know the real terms...)El Chivo wrote:It does sound like yours didn't, but you'll never know until you process it.
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I had film in one of those disposaeble cameras developed, that was 3-4 years past it's expiration date. They all turned out great. Was fun trying to rembember the women that were on it
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Re: OT: Film camera questions
AJ,AJMD429 wrote:When I paid attention (usually for the same reason - fear the roll hadn't pulled out of the spool properly), I could usually feel the difference in friction when I used the crank to rewind it, and the little 'let-off' as the film wound fully into the spool and pulled free by shearing the last couple little side-holes that the advancing-spool grabs. (You can tell I don't know the real terms...)El Chivo wrote:It does sound like yours didn't, but you'll never know until you process it.
I know exactly what you are referring too. This last roll felt OK up to about 27 exp or so, then it got crotchety. But it wouldn't come to a stop like the other rolls have. So I kept going. When I rewound it I watched both rollers and they were rolling. So I'm pretty sure the film was on both.
I'm thinking two things:
A: The film was 2nd line stuff. It was marked Fuji/Wal-Mart. Fuji is normally excellent film, but with Wal-Marts name on it I'm not so sure.
B: They had too much film in the can.
I'm going to take it to the local Walgreens in a little while and have it developed. We'll see what's happened then.
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