I'd like to issue a warning here: if you do this, you would be wise to tell the
lab
that the frame gaps may not line up. Else, you may find photos cut down the
middle.
george
Shawn Wright wrote:
> On 10 Jun 98 at 10:35, Denton Taylor wrote:
>
> > >>I haven't tried this yet but thought I would sent it out to the group for
> > feedback and ideas? I would probably want to buy one of those gadgets
> > that pulls the film leader back out of the cartridge?>>
> >
> > You have just discovered one of the great things about using an
> > 'old-fashioned' manual camera <g>.
> >
> > You don't want to rewind the film all the way into the cassette, though.
> > Then you wont have a need for that tool, which is a PITA anyway. If you
> > practice, you will feel the pull that occurs when the film leaves the
> > takeup spool. No need to keep rewinding after that. I simply take out the
> > film and write the number of exposures on the leader. Works great!
> >
> I used to use this method a lot when I had just one body and changed films a
> lot. I recently swapped a film from my OM-10 to the 4-T mid-roll and had no
> problems - in fact the pro lab I took it to didn't even see a difference in
> the
> frame gaps. (there is a slight difference, but not much)
>
> If you're afraid of shooting over a frame, just advance one more when you
> re-load.
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> Shawn Wright
> Computer Systems Manager
> Shawnigan Lake School
> 250-743-6240
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