> > Reading the thread about shooting before frame no.1 a
> question came to
> > my mind. Does the EOS-3 position the first frame always on
> exactly the
> > same spot? Does the IR-counter always count the exact number of
> > sprocket holes to reach no.1?
>
> The fact that I have never had a problem re-loading a roll of
> film after a
> mid-roll rewind in the EOS-3 (or the A2E) without skipping a
> safety frame,
> leads me to believe that the IR sprocket hole counting is
> consistent beyond
> a doubt.
I used to think so too, many times removing and reinserting film into my
EOS-3 with no problems. Once however, I found that the frames had
overlapped - ie. the second time I inserted the film, it did not advance far
enough by about half a frame and two frames overlapped by about half (I was
shooting slide film). I now fire off a blank frame just to be sure -
although I have never seen the problem again and there is always a perfectly
spaced blank frame. Just to let people know that it's not 100% foolproof
(99.9% perhaps)
- Stuart.
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