I put a few rolls through the camera and have figured out what that
extra roller does - apparently it helps with loading the film.
So far I have experienced one roll would not load at all - it would
start to get engaged with the sprockets on the take up spool but would
pop loose. Tried several times but the camera would pull out about an
inch of film and then lose its grip on the leader. All of the other
rolls have the end of the film folded back, so there is about 1/4th of
an inch at the very end of the roll where the emulsion side is facing
out, not in like it should. Not sure that is a problem but I did have
one roll unexpectedly rewind halfway done. These were all canisters that
I hand rolled from bulk film, and I am not too meticulous about cutting
the notch at the end of the film. I have had the unexpected rewind a
could times in the past with bulk roll. Its rare but possibly not
related to the loading issue. I experimented with some commercial rolls
and found that if the film leader is placed in just the right location
it loads just fine - but if it is put in just a little to far it also
folds over.
So I either need to figure out how to get the roller back on or look for
a repair shop.
Mark
On 8/23/2016 7:56 AM, Zos Xavius wrote:
i'm guessing that isn't 100% necessary. your film flatness might
suffer a little though, but the backing plate should help with that.
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