ully
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Lick it,
Lick it,
I took a short strip of used film, licked it and stuck it into the canister, pulled back and out it came with the rewound film attached to it. Slickest and easiest thing I have seen.
Cheers
Lick it,
I took a short strip of used film, licked it and stuck it into the canister, pulled back and out it came with the rewound film attached to it. Slickest and easiest thing I have seen.
Cheers
gdi
Veteran
Here is my foolproof, patented technique - (Ok I was told this by a young lady at a camera shop this summer when I was looking for a tool)
Take an old piece of film (Tech Pan works best if you got t!!
) and apply a short piece of double sided scotch tape to each side. Slip it in and push back a ways. Then turn the spindle like you were rewinding, when you feel the retriever film being pulled in you have captured the leader. Pull it out. This works every time.
Take an old piece of film (Tech Pan works best if you got t!!
) and apply a short piece of double sided scotch tape to each side. Slip it in and push back a ways. Then turn the spindle like you were rewinding, when you feel the retriever film being pulled in you have captured the leader. Pull it out. This works every time.
dave lackey
Veteran
A little feedback...
I tried the insertion of a spare piece of exposed film into the cannister, after licking it, of course...and IT WORKED!
It took a bit of fiddling and I tried it a second time...IT WORKED!
Now, I do not have to worry about swapping a roll midstream. Thanks for the tip!
I tried the insertion of a spare piece of exposed film into the cannister, after licking it, of course...and IT WORKED!
It took a bit of fiddling and I tried it a second time...IT WORKED!
Now, I do not have to worry about swapping a roll midstream. Thanks for the tip!
Papercut
Well-known
if the DIY stuff isn't working, just take it to a lab ... i stopped by a lab in town and asked them to pull out the leader for me. 60 seconds later they handed me my film canister, no charge.