I've been told that on some models it's possible to safely remove jammed
film from an APS camera by disassembling it in a light tight box with an
IR viewer. Of course only somebody who frequently works on that model
would know, and have the necessary equipment to do so (if it's
possible). Check with Kodak....
pizz@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> Hi guys,
>
> I would really appreciate your input on this one. My sis seems to have
> managed to cause chaos with her Kodak Advantix 2100 APS camera.
> Basically, she stuffed a film inside that had its exposure indicator not
> quite on ANY of the 4 symbols at the bottom of the film cassette. To
> cut the story short, the film seems to have wound into the camera at
> least as far as I can see from a first attempt at disassembly, but the
> camera "thinks" that either there is no film or that the film has been
> rewound (flash letter "E" in the LCD display).
>
> Now, is there some way to convince the camera to rewind the film (by
> touching some magic test point or something). I've tried using the
> small rewind button but that doesn't quite respond.
>
> If you've got any help to offer i'd really be appreciative...
>
> thanks so much..
>
> Konrad
>
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