As many others will say, you tried to rewind the film without turning the
small rewind BUTTON on the front of the camera (this disengages the
sprocket) thereby ripping the sprockets/tearing the film.
John
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Subject: [OM] film rewinding trouble...
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> How do I rewind the film that I have taken in the olympus om-1???
> I did what the stupid manual said and the film broke...Its kodak max
> film...it's been exposed to light...is there any way to get the film
> developed still? There's a tear in the film about 5 inches long...I had
some
> great shots on it...if anyone can help me I would appreciate it...
> Thank you,
> Charlie
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