p.giannakis
Pan Giannakis
Who needs it?
Look at this guy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRT_9OQy6VA
It works, i've just tried it !
Look at this guy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRT_9OQy6VA
It works, i've just tried it !
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ruby.monkey
Veteran
Eh, that's what a bottle opener is for.
mervynyan
Mervyn Yan
yes, it worked, did that every time I need to do this.
Disaster_Area
Gadget Monger
film retrievers are a pain in the ass... the only time I got mine to work is when I did something completely different than what the instructions said and now I can't remember what I did 
SolaresLarrave
My M5s need red dots!
Well, I have a film retriever and it works every single time.
ruby.monkey
Veteran
I have one too, and it works (after a fashion)... but ripping the top off the film canister is quicker, easier, and far more satisfying.
Ronald M
Veteran
I used one of those cheap two piece aluminum ones for decades. All of a sudden it stopped working. I bought a fancy one like they use in the minilabs. It works one time in ten. Went back to a can opener .
Now using Leica brass cassettes which I load in total darkness with ABLON and bench winder. Works a treat.
Now using Leica brass cassettes which I load in total darkness with ABLON and bench winder. Works a treat.
fbf
Well-known
I have used the same technique for two years now. It works great
ully
ully
Works for me every time.
craygc
Well-known
click
Established
I want to be able to switch films and have thought of buying a film retriever but I bend the end of my leader 90 degrees when I load it. Will a film retriever still work? I wonder about the increased resistance?
Thanks,
click
Thanks,
click
cambolt
Green Spotted Nose Turtle
I tried this and my saliva fixed the film...
Pikapig
Loving Analog
i pulled mine too fast n ended up a few frames got exposed....now i do it slowly
cambolt
Green Spotted Nose Turtle
I too pulled too fast on my first go and ended up pulling film out from the centre of the roll. Gently!
Pikapig
Loving Analog
Yah...a lesson for me...quite hefty because i remembered the first few frames were quite nice pictures.
cambolt
Green Spotted Nose Turtle
roadmouse
Member
I have two, but they never seem to work for me. Bottle openers are so much quicker anyway.
Neare
Well-known
What happens if both rolls are wound into the canister?...
This is like a party trick, not for practical use at all. Just use bottle openers or film pullers.
This is like a party trick, not for practical use at all. Just use bottle openers or film pullers.
cambolt
Green Spotted Nose Turtle
So what happens if you are stuck in the middle of nowhere and have just wound the leader into the cassette?
But it is a pretty good party trick.