thrice
Established
Has happened to me (once) too! On my M6.
Paul Luscher
Well-known
I guess two tricks would be helpful , i.e., first, look at the film counter & see if it's reading something less than "40." If it is, then there's film in the camera. Or pull up the rewind knob,give it a twist & check for resistance.
Of course, with a M9, you don't have this problem opening up the camera (unless the film card drops out.)
Of course, with a M9, you don't have this problem opening up the camera (unless the film card drops out.)
drewbarb
picnic like it's 1999
I bet most of us have done this once in a while. Always check your rewind to see if there is film tension before opening the camera, that's the lesson. I tell myself this often enough, but still manage to open a camera with a partly shot roll once or twice a year. Sigh.
Gabriel M.A.
My Red Dot Glows For You
Do any Leica's have some kind of warning before opening the bottom plate? Something like "DON'T OPEN IT BEFORE YOU REWIND YOUR FILM". Fail
I'm sure there's a purpose of the counter being something other than 0. But that's just me.
Seriously, I did it once. Kicked myself. I didn't look at the counter, of course. Nor felt the tension in the rewind knob.
I guess this is why they have that big warning on glass cleaning bottles: Do Not Use In Eyes!
n5jrn
Well-known
Had it happen with a Pentax SLR once. Was taking photos of flowers, and had just finished a roll of film. A friend asked me a botanical question, and thinking about the answer to his question interrupted and distracted me from the film-change process enough for me to forget that I had not yet rewound the film.
It certainly is a horrible feeling to open up a camera and see the unwound film looking straight back at you. Fortunately, most of the roll had been shot in that same area, so I was able to retrace my steps and retake most of what I had just ruined.
It certainly is a horrible feeling to open up a camera and see the unwound film looking straight back at you. Fortunately, most of the roll had been shot in that same area, so I was able to retrace my steps and retake most of what I had just ruined.
Kent
Finally at home...
Happened to me several times, because I have a huge collection of cameras and often I just forget which one is loaded. Since not all of them (actually only a few) do have this little film window, I often can't tell which one I can open without destroying some shots.
If the counter is on 5 or 6, it could also be because of some test clicks...
If the counter is on 5 or 6, it could also be because of some test clicks...
n5jrn
Well-known
I tend to be semi-paranoid about making just such misjudgements and thus don't stop rewinding until I hear the end of the leader making a little "tick-tick-tick" sound as it rotates inside the canister. I've sometimes thought I was being a little silly and overly cautious, but after hearing your story, I'm not about to change that habit now.
