Film getting stuck inside the camera

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I need help!

After shooting like 15 shots perfectly fine, the film got stuck inside the camera. It is very resistent to the advance lever and this happened to me once before, the film had come off the pole on the right where it's being circled around.

I'm not sure what to do now, because I got some good shots that I don't want to waste!

Am I doing something wrong or is it a camera problem? (I'm using Petri 7S)

Should I just rewind the film and take it to get developed?
 
If I were in that situation, I would rewind, and get it developed.
If you had a lens cap, you could rewind, put the cap on, load the film again and shoot off some, say, 17-18 frames, then carry on... However, if you don't, you're probably better off getting it developed.
(Might be worth checking that it isn't a 12 exp. film...)
 
Thanks! I actually use my old Nikon lens cap, which I scratched the text off from. It's great. I think I'm going to do the rewind + shoot with the lens cap on.

I'm pretty sure it's a 36 exp. film, since it says "135-36 400 TMY" (or is that 36 for something else?) on the side of the pack and as I now check the exp. meter it's at only 11th shot.

It's weird that a film get's ****ed up in the system.

Shouldn't I get a new film for free from Kodak?
 
I'd blame the film cartridge. It's happened twice to me, in different cameras. In a Leica, it was a roll of T-Max. The thing simply snapped and stayed in the take-up spool; there was no way to retrieve it without losing the images (and they tried hard at a camera store). The second time it was a roll of Fuji 400 negative film (supermarket film) inside a Nikon F5. It simply wouldn't advance or let the camera rewind. I was happy to have a crank to rewind the film manually and save the photos... I no longer load that stuff in that camera, and neither do I load TMY in my Leicas.

In short, it must be the film canister. Rewind this roll, save the photos, develop your frames and, most important, switch brands! 🙂
 
Okay thanks. I thought I was doing something wrong. It definitely feels weird that the cartridge can be so bad that it doesn't even roll out smoothly.... I mean how hard task can that be.

I'm definitely changing the brand, now, it was both times with a TMAX also. Too bad I already vote for that in the prefferred film poll. Haha, it's the only B&W film I've ever used so how could I vote for something else.

I just can't seem to find anything else than TMAX in most of the shops. I'll make sure to check out this one shop at monday that my sister recommended for me today.
 
Mattik, some people adore TMY and you shouldn't drop it just because of one incident. I think in your case, the individual film canister got stuck or placed inside the camera in a funny way, and then you had an unlucky load.

If you must experiment with B&W film, try Ilford. You will like it. I assure you... 🙂
 
SolaresLarrave said:
Mattik, some people adore TMY and you shouldn't drop it just because of one incident. I think in your case, the individual film canister got stuck or placed inside the camera in a funny way, and then you had an unlucky load.

If you must experiment with B&W film, try Ilford. You will like it. I assure you... 🙂
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Actually 2 out of 4 have failed for me now. I'm going to try something else and see how it turns out.
 
You should try Kodak BW400CN if you can get it.
It is a chromogenic film, which means that although you end up with BW negs, it goes through a colour process (so getting it developed is cheaper).
 
Generally speaking, it is cheaper to get a colour film developed than a BW film (as BW requires 'specialist' chemistry).
Of course, it may be cheaper for BW in Finland.
 
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