Julian Thompson Posted March 21, 2010 Share #1 Posted March 21, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) A colleague of mine was telling me that you can rewind a half shot roll of film, take it out and then later reinstall it. Obviously you need to know how many shots you have taken and, apparently, fire off that many with the lens cap on to get to where you were? Is this feasible / recommended / true / not true? Sorry for a question which, I realise, will be elementary to anyone who has done more than a week of film shooting Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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andybarton Posted March 21, 2010 Share #2 Posted March 21, 2010 I do it all the time. Just remember to note on the leader how many shots you have taken and wind two shots past that before starting again. Use as little leader as possible when reinserting the film to avoid fogging frame 1 When you rewind to remove the film the first time, obviously take care not to lose the leader in the cassette. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Thompson Posted March 21, 2010 Author Share #3 Posted March 21, 2010 Andy - thanks! So how do I know when to stop rewinding so as to not lose the leader? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted March 21, 2010 Share #4 Posted March 21, 2010 Andy - thanks! So how do I know when to stop rewinding so as to not lose the leader? I don't know if this applies to Leicas as well. I turn the handle slowly. There will be a decrease in resistance as soon as the film leaves the take up spool. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzo Posted March 21, 2010 Share #5 Posted March 21, 2010 (edited) It does apply to Leicas film too. Remember to slow down the rewinding at the end stage. You will then be able to feel that the leader came off the spool and that is where you stop rewinding. Not a bad idea to practice this with a useless or cheap film. Edited March 21, 2010 by azzo Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
masjah Posted March 21, 2010 Share #6 Posted March 21, 2010 It does apply to Leicas film too. Remember to slow down the rewinding at the end stage. You will then be able to feel that the leader came off the spool and that is where you stop rewinding. Not a bad idea to practice this with a useless or cheap film. It's not the end of the world if you rewind the leader into the cassette it's not the end of the world. A film extractor costs pennies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzo Posted March 21, 2010 Share #7 Posted March 21, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) It's not the end of the world if you rewind the leader into the cassette it's not the end of the world. A film extractor costs pennies. okay okay ... it really isn't the end of the world. ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPerson Posted March 21, 2010 Share #8 Posted March 21, 2010 As has been said, do it slowly and you will feel the tension come off the rewind when the leader comes off the take up spool. okay okay ... it really isn't the end of the world. ... Unless you are a Juventus supporter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzo Posted March 21, 2010 Share #9 Posted March 21, 2010 As has been said, do it slowly and you will feel the tension come off the rewind when the leader comes off the take up spool. Unless you are a Juventus supporter. .. or a Chelsea one ... that is ! ..................... ... . . . . . . . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPerson Posted March 21, 2010 Share #10 Posted March 21, 2010 Touché! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzo Posted March 21, 2010 Share #11 Posted March 21, 2010 Touché! Personally, I would have much preferred Chelsea rather than inter to make it through ... though ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alun Posted March 21, 2010 Share #12 Posted March 21, 2010 Julian -- Rewind slowly; as well as feeling the film leave the take-up spool you can hear it -- just hold the back of the body up to your ear. Works fine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rulnacco Posted March 21, 2010 Share #13 Posted March 21, 2010 When you re-insert the film, obviously you want to keep the lens cap on as you wind on a bit past the previously exposed part of the roll. I take two additional precautions: I set the shutter speed to the fastest possible and the aperture to the smallest opening. Overkill, true, if the lens cap fits snugly and so is light tight. But it makes me feel a bit safer! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiZZ Posted March 21, 2010 Share #14 Posted March 21, 2010 What Alun said. I tell my students when they're rewinding to keep the body to their ears because they will hear a "click" when the film is released from the advance spool. As soon as you hear it, you can stop. Just open the back and pull it out. I do it all the time when I change bodies for one reason or another. I always keep a frame or two empty after the frame I noted before taking the film out. Just as a safety precaution as not all cameras might advance the same way. You get rid of the possibility of getting double exposures on some of them and such. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted March 21, 2010 Share #15 Posted March 21, 2010 It's not the end of the world if you rewind the leader into the cassette. A film extractor costs pennies. You don't even need the extractor. I used to use the leader from another roll of film to get the rewound leader out of a cassette. Takes an initial bit of practice but is easy to do once mastered (although it is more awkward to do with film from a Leica M because of the way the tip of the film leader gets sharply bent from the way the film is loaded). One of the downsides I've found from rewinding mid-roll is that I would often forget about the half used roll of film and it would never get developed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkor AIS Posted March 21, 2010 Share #16 Posted March 21, 2010 One thing to watch out for is double exposing your negs. Gregory Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
masjah Posted March 21, 2010 Share #17 Posted March 21, 2010 .. or a Chelsea one ... that is ! ..................... ... . . . . . . . You should take a look at how Hull City are doing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StS Posted March 21, 2010 Share #18 Posted March 21, 2010 As far I recall, there are two extracting tools on the market, one from Ilford and one from Hama. My preference is the Ilford tool, which is taking two film leaders to clamp the start of the film. The Hama tool uses two metal leaders, which can scratch the first part of the film. Stefan Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted March 21, 2010 Share #19 Posted March 21, 2010 Slightly off topic: my first SLR had an integrated film cutter. You were supposed to use a second cartridge in place of the take up spool. You then just pulled out the cutter handle. This left the exposed part in the take up cartridge, the unexposed one in the other one. I'm quite sure the labs hated those partial film rolls. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xmas Posted March 22, 2010 Share #20 Posted March 22, 2010 Hi If you buy an M2 you don't need to rewind to swap film types... Noel Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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