Back in the 80's I went to Altoona, PA with a friend of mine to shoot PRR
1361 K-4 steam locomotive that was up and running. We were all set up near
a nice curve, I was ready with Kodachrome 25 in my OM-2. The train
approached, I fired the motor drive as it got closer and closer. When I
rewound the film, I could feel the end of the film "click" into the cassette
after less than 3 turns of the rewind knob. A very BAD feeling swept over
me. Ever since that day, I check for rotation of the rewind knob as blank
frames are fired off. All because the frickin' tip popped out of the
take-up spool.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Pearce" <bspearce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 10:04 AM
Subject: [OM] failure to transport
> "Are you sure film tip isn't slipping out of the take-up spool?"
> I, like Capt. Kirk, and some members of this group, have had this problem,
> and being the professional he is, Dr. Hermanson has noted the situation.
It
> is indeed possible for the film tip to disengage from the takeup spool.
> Since noting this problem (I don't even remember if it was with the OM's
or
> before that with the Nikon F's), I changed my loading proceedure, and all
is
> well.
>
> I was engaging the bottom of the trimmed end of the tip and placing the
very
> end in the slot. I would then close the back, and shoot, sometimes on
film,
> sometimes on part film and part pressure plate. I thought I was being
> clever, in doing this I gained an extra shot per roll (remember, my father
> was an engineer. These sorts of trivial cost saving measures are typical
of
> engineers.)
>
> I doubt I gained as many extra frames I lost to disengaged film tips. Once
I
> determined the cause of the problem, I always wind enough film on the
spool
> so that both sprockets are engaged, and the problem is solved. Hasn't
> happened since!
>
> Of course, I now only get 37 shots per roll.
>
> Bill Pearce
>
>
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