Respool, not rewind.
620 had a skinny spool (reel, spindle) so in order to use 120 in many 620
cameras, you have to unwind the film from the 120 spool and rewind it on to a
620 spool. It's an arcane skill. The problem tends to be that the 120 spool
ends won't fit in the 620 compartment.
Andrew Fildes
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On 18/12/2013, at 3:07 PM, Wayne Harridge wrote:
> So what's the "rewinding" about - don't think you can rewind 120 in a camera
> as the film isn't attached to the backing paper at the tail end.
>
> ...Wayne
>
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