I was using a 36 exp roll of E200. The film sprocket
holes did rip, but it also ripped the film out of the
film can. It does not appear to me there is anything
like a clutch in the winder. The film kept trying to
advance with a vengence.
--- John Hermanson <omtech@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> What film were you using? Sprockets should have
> ripped if you kept pressing
> the button, the clutch in the winder should have
> skipped, but pulling the
> film out shouldn't have happened with store bought
> film. It can easily
> happen with bulk loaded.
>
> John Hermanson
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Donald Shedrick" <shedridc@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 12:42 AM
> Subject: [OM] Winder 1 film end stop problem
>
>
> | I recently used for the first time my Winder 1
> | (purchased used) with my OM1 MD. At the end of
> the
> | film (last exposure), I continued to press the
> winder
> | shutter release, not realizing I had reached the
> end
> | of the roll. (easy to do in the heat of wild game
> | shoot on an African safari). The winder continued
> to
> | fire and advance, advancing the film off the end
> of
> | the film can. I lost the several shots that were
> | multiple exposures on the last frame, but was able
> to
> | salvage the roll in a dark room. But my question
> is,
> | according to the manual, there is supposed to be a
> | "Solid-state circuit for automatic film wind stop
> | after last exposure". Is there something wrong
> with
> | my winder or camera, or is the manual misleading
> me?
> | How is the auto film wind stop supposed to work?
> I
> | have reconfirmed with a test roll of film that
> there
> | is no auto stop at the last exposure. Thanks in
> | advace for any advice.
> |
> |
>
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