Lucas, Thanks for the advice!
Derek > On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 05:27:46 +0200, Village Idiot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > <snip> > > > I have a ZX-50 and I have two issues. First, I need to know how to keep > > the film from rewinding completely into the canister since I will have > > to load it at a later time. Hi, > > The rewinding on an MZ-50 stops if you open the back. You probably noticed > that the rewind-motor changes pitch near the end of the rewinding process. > I believe this is at the moment the film leaves the uptake spool. If you > open the back just then, it might work. However, note that I have not done > this myself: I could be wrong! > > I just got myself a film puller for circumstances like these. Hama has > one, part number is 8025. It works very well, once you get the hang of it. > > > Second, I need to know how I should re-align the film when reloading it > > the second time. The instructions for the class recommend disabling the > > autoloader. Is there a way to do that? > > Disabling autoloading is not possible, I think. The few times I tried > double exposures I simply tried to lay in the film the same way twice, by > eye. Results were not very accurate, and seem to vary a bit along the rol, > if I recall correctly. That would mean film advance is a bit variable as > well. > If you do this with an MZ-50, I recommend you ask the lab not to cut your > negatives: there might not be enough black space left between frames for > them to reliably determine where to cut. I found out the hard way that > labs never miss an opportunity to cut a negative in half :-( > > Hope this helps, > > -- > Regards, Lucas >
