so my camera has the ability for mid-roll rewind...what is this used for? i checked out the owners manual but couldn't find anything about it. does it allow me to rewind the film, put in another roll and then go back to my original if i so choose?
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ksmattfish said:The only cameras that I am aware that you can remove mid-way through the roll and then later put the film back into the camera and have it automatically go back to where you left off are some better model APS cameras. On any 35mm cameras the mid-roll rewind only allows you to rewind before you reach the end of the roll.
If you want to switch rolls in a 35mm camera, and save the film on the rest of the roll follow these steps:
1) Push the mid-roll rewind, and get your hand on the back release.
2) Listen to the steady rewind sound for the sound of the film leader pulling free, and quickly open back of camera catching the leader still outside the roll. If you miss then you will need a film leader retriever which you can buy or borrow at any camera shop.
3) Mark the frame # you were on on the roll of film or the leader.
To use the rest of the roll:
4) Load the film back into your camera.
5) Leave the lens cap on. Set the aperture to f/22. Set the shutter as high as it will go. Shut off auto-focus.
6) With the lens held close in to your body or coat (to further try to avoid any light in case your lens cap isn't 100% light tight) fire the shutter advancing the frames until you get past the shot # you wrote on the film. Go two or three frames past to avoid overlapping.
GerryDavid said:Something my camera said when doing extended exposures was to attach a thing thats on the camera strap over the viewfinder, to prevent light from entering the camera through the viewfinder. Perhaps this is something you should cover while advancing to the spot on the roll that you suggested.
I wonder how much light would get in that way anywase, when I did exteded exposures with it, I just put my glove over the viewfinder to make sure. It was to cold outside to take my glove off and attach the view finder cover. :0).
wwjoeld said:if light does leak onto your film during a long exposure, then you have a manufacturers defect and you should get take it back. The companies just say to cover up the viewfinder to avoid problems like that.
The viewfinder exposure thing is myth of sorts.
GerryDavid said:What would cause the picture to turn yellow? :0) I think I read something about white ballance with my digital camera but I dont remember much on that one. I got my roll of film back and some night scenes I did with 30 second exposures came back yellow. And some long sunset exposures came back with a weird effect. Ill have to scan it sometime. :0).
ksmattfish said:6) With the lens held close in to your body or coat (to further try to avoid any light in case your lens cap isn't 100% light tight) fire the shutter advancing the frames until you get past the shot # you wrote on the film. Go two or three frames past to avoid overlapping.