Rewind film halfway through

[JamesW]

I'm sure I read some advice about this on here the other day, but I can't find it. Anyway...

I've about 8 frames into a roll of film in my R, but I want to change it for something else. Does anybody have any tips on rewinding the film, so that the leader doesn't get rolled in, meaning I can go back to that roll at a later date?

(Oh, and the reason I want to change film? The lovely new silver CV 35/2.5 attached to the R, which I ordered recently from Mr Gandy. I want to see the results from this lens quick, and I am not going to have the tiime to process and print the roll of Neopan in there anytime soon!)

 

[Kin Lau]

If you develop yourself, then just put the camera in a change bag, open it up and start rewinding. You should be able to feel the leader come off the takeup spool. It's easier than trying to fish the leader out of the film canister.

Just don't forget to write down how many frames you've shot on it so far 🙂.

 

[Roman]

Just rewind it slowly - you'll feel a sudden decrease of resistance once the film leader slips out of the take-up spool.
And before the next time you want to do that, get a film picker, which can retrieve the leader if it is inside the film cassette.

Roman

 

[xcapekey]

uhhh...like roman said

rewind and you'll feel the tension let up when it comes off the spool....

once you pull the film out, don't forget to put how many frames you've shot +8, +9 etc., when you put the film back in, advance a frame past the number you've written (2 if you're super cautious)...oh and don't forget to advance to that # while blocking the lens with your hand or cap....

i do this pretty often so it's second nature...sometimes i juggle between hp5, neopan 1600 and provia in one day....the first few times, i forgot to write what frame i was on and double exposed...sucked

add a marker to your camera bag

 

[JamesW]

Thanks all. That all rings true to what I thought I read before. Hadn't thought about using a changing bag though.

This place is great. I hope that one day, I'll be able to offer as much advice as I've received here.

 

[JoeFriday]

yep.. I seem to do it pretty often, too.. I always put a small piece of masking tape on the bottom plate of my camera so I know what film I'm using.. when I change mid-roll, I just mark the number of shots taken on the tape and put it on the partially used roll