On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 05:27:46 +0200, Village Idiot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
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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,
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Regards, Lucas
