> While reading the thread on EOS 3 / 50E film alignment I was wondering what is the
>easiest way to load a film that has been rewinded mid-roll - is there some
>undocumented feature that allows my EOS 50E to "fast forward" to frame number X? If
>it has to be done automatically - how is this done the easiest?
Kenneth,
I'm not aware of any 35mm film camera that will "detect" how many frames
have been exposed on a roll of film. quite frankly, I wouldn't trust it if
it did :)
here's the procedure I've learned over the years and it's never failed on
me once.
1) load your film in the camera as normal.
2) set the camera to manual mode, choose the fastest possible shutter
speed and smallest aperture.
3) either go into a dark room, put your camera in a bag, or generally
light-tight the body as best you can. I personally just use a regular
capped lens, and use a piece of electrical tape to cover up the viewfinder
(although your 3/50 should have have an attachment on the strap to cover
up the viewfinder)
4) snap the shutter as many times as you have exposed frames on that roll,
adding at least one or two frames to make sure you don't overlap.
to make the whole process easier, make sure you set the custom function
(if available) on your camera to leave the film leader exposed after
rewinding. otherwise you can use a film lead retriever to grab the leader
from inside the canister. (I suggest you practice on a old roll first -
it's not as easy as you think!)
oh, and it helps when you unload your partially-exposed roll of film, mark
the number of exposed frames on the outside of the canister so you don't
forget (which I _always_ do)
good luck and happy shooting!
- jonah d. klevesahl [->><-]
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