I can't tell you how many times I did that with my OM-1... I feel your pain.
-Mickey
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From: <P2CON@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 7:41 PM
Subject: [OM] DUMB,DUMB,DUMB
> Well Christmas is over and its time to get the film developed and printed.
> ;-( ;-(
>
> This Christmas I was elected to be the family photographer and was doing
OK
> until we went indoors to open presents. Outside, I was using the OM2 with
> 85/f2 to give it some needed exercise, so rummaged around and found a shoe
3
> to give it flash capability for the inside shots. I mounted a T20 on one
of
> those rickety extenders to avoid red-eye, shot about four shots to finish
the
> roll started outside, and then quickly rewound and loaded a new roll. I
> snapped the obligatory two frames and then started shooting the happy
faces
> of kids and grownups alike as they tore open their presents. Almost
finished
> the roll.
>
> Today I went out to a scenic spot to finish the roll so I could take it to
> the photofinisher. Took the last three shots and then reached for the
rewind
> knob to turn it to rewind --- OH NO, it was still in the rewind position
from
> the last roll change. Twenty-plus shots of Christmas 2001 all stacked on
one
> or two frames. ;-( ;-(
>
> Lesson -- when you shoot with an OM2, be sure to reset the rewind knob
when
> changing rolls.
>
> Well, maybe next year, and regards to all.
> Paul Connet
>
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