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From: schuh@geowhiz.UUCP (David Schuh)
Newsgroups: net.rec.photo
Subject: Re: Confessions of an Amateur Anglo-Cathedrophile (Warning: Long)
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Date: Tue, 23-Jul-85 09:25:23 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul 23 09:25:23 1985
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[ much interesting stuff ...]

> When under pressure, Murphy's law asserts itself constantly. Once it drove me
> almost to tears. Worst disasters: One time perpetrated worst sin possible, I
> didn't check the threading and film slipped off take-up spool, so I shot a
> whole role with no film in the camera, then rewound film into cartridge. -Only
> I couldn't be sure this had happened, so had to send film to be developed
> thus wasting whole role.  One another occasion, wanting to rewind after
> taking 6 exposures on 400 film, goofed and rewound film into cartridge. Took

If you do this kind of thing it is a must to always load the film in exactly 
the same manner.  I always load my film until BOTH sides of the film are
engaged in the sprockets, and always the same holes on each roll (I use the 
second sprocket holes as my origin) of film I load.  This way I can accuratly 
(if I write down the current Exp # on the tongue) reload and be confidant that 
1] I can get back to that place, and 2] I have NEVER (many many rolls) had a 
roll not go through the camera.

> to camera store and folks kindly remounted film on new cartridge - only they
> assempled the cartridge backwards. So had to take to another store to fix
> again. Don't know if that abused roll will pan out. This is part of reason I
> bought add'l roles of Ektachrome.(Price between 4 and 4.8 pounds for 36 exp
> 100 speed). Finally, near end of trip I "dropped" exposed roll of film in
> its can into my pocket (the expert, by now). Must have missed pocket. Film
> lost with irreplaceable shots of Lincoln and St. Pauls. (Sh*t)
> 
[ much interesting stuff ...]
	
You might like to  know that there is a nifty little gadget (distributed
by KALT, if I remember from my professional days, your local retailer
should know about them), about 3/4 inch wide, two pieces, tin, that is
made especially to extract film accidentally rewound into the canister 
(at $$$ a crack who wants to let film go to waste).  Its side view looks
somewhat like this:     -|   I'll look at mine and post the product number.
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With some practice it works great and can be a life saver, and none of this
changing cassette stuff.  I never go anywhere without it.

		happy photos to you
		dave schuh
		!uwvax!geowhiz!schuh