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The TREACHERY of film photography Anonymous
Well, I just returned in disgust after a 3 hour long photo shoot.

After three hours of hiking through forest, swapping lenses, kneeling and stretching to get my camera in all sorts of positions, and even getting my jacket completely muddy for one shot (I was kneeling on it and the ground was really wet) - my camera kept on shooting after the 36 exposure limit! Puzzled, I carefully pried off the back, to discover that the film hadn't advanced past the first exposure!!!

Somehow, I made a small mistake when I inserted the film, and thus it slipped off of the little winding peg. This basically means that for three hours I was carefully metering my light, changing aperture and shutter speeds, swapping lenses, for NOTHING.

Gah.
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
>>137615
Your holga? Your holga that has a little window on the back to tell you exactly what frame you're on?

That's like saying "Pfft. If I can get correct exposure with my digital SLR in autoexposure mode, you should be able to do it with your vintage, meterless manual film camera."
>> Anonymous
Surely most of the time you can feel the film advancing through the spindle as you turn it?

Wouldn't it feel a little loose without film on the pegs?
>> Anonymous
>>137618
I don't run 120 through my Holga, counter is useless and taped/painted over to prevent light from coming through the window.
>> Anonymous
>>137618
Also, I wasn't talking about keeping track with what frame I was on but to actually keep the film advancing and attached to the take-up. They're not exactly known for keeping film wound well.
>> NatureGuy !se3A3TwzdY
haha nubcake

Anyone who's used an AE-1 at least once before would've noticed immediately the lack of resistance when advancing the film.

Anyway harsh luck, but you should have noticed. If you fear this happening again don't worry about ruining the first shot and advance the film once or twice with the back open so you can see it start to spool.
>> anon
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nub dumbass. when you advance the film the rewind lever should turn a little. thats how you know film is loaded and advancing. dont rip on film cause you dont know how to use it, just get a powershot digital
>> Anonymous
Sucks to be you, next time learn to use your camera.
>> Anonymous
I did this with my LC-A a few weeks ago, "Odd, Thats the 40th pic I've taken......O SHT!!"