Al Kaplan
Veteran
When the crank don't wind no more the roll of film is finished. Simple, tactile, what more could you want.
gilpen123
Gil
I had a roll of film one time I did not realize was not spooled properly, the wind crank never stopped.
35mmdelux
Veni, vidi, vici
Dont feel bad -- at least you didn't open the camera before rewinding the film after taking Arnold Swarzennegger's photo. Fortunately I had two rolls and the good one was already sequestered.
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and so it seems after all that yes, we are all human.
as i drove home today i started thinking how lucky it was that i had 2 rd1 bodies as this one was gonna be in transit and then in service for a while.
so very happy that will not be the case.
as i drove home today i started thinking how lucky it was that i had 2 rd1 bodies as this one was gonna be in transit and then in service for a while.
so very happy that will not be the case.
kshapero
South Florida Man
been there, bro.
kermaier
Well-known
Yep, same thing's happened to me with the R-D1 -- more than once, I'm embarrassed to admit.:bang:
I also feel obligated to mention the couple of times I've loaded my Rolleiflex and forgotten to pass the film leader under the roller. The winding crank never stopped then either, but the result was winding through half the roll waiting for frame #1 before I twigged that something was amiss. :bang::bang:
::Ari
I also feel obligated to mention the couple of times I've loaded my Rolleiflex and forgotten to pass the film leader under the roller. The winding crank never stopped then either, but the result was winding through half the roll waiting for frame #1 before I twigged that something was amiss. :bang::bang:
::Ari
Particular
a.k.a. CNNY, disassembler
I had a similar experience with my RD-1 while I was taking lots of 1s exposures from a copy stand (I know that doesn't make sense, but I don't have an slr and I sold my visoflex a decade ago). At some point the shutter just jammed. I switched it on/off, and waited, and then it worked again. 3 min later it jammed again, and again and again.
Another 15 minutes was spent desperately rummaging in my closet to find the epson box to see if my warranty had expired yet.
Finally I realized that the battery was flat....
Another 15 minutes was spent desperately rummaging in my closet to find the epson box to see if my warranty had expired yet.
Finally I realized that the battery was flat....
mdspace
Established
hehehe... this happen to me in a special trip before. It was a very panic moment of my life.
It isn't stupid, is the love that you have for your camera and your photography passion mixed with the laziness that this digital world make us to forget the number of shot like it's with the films.
Maybe is the the time to use your film camera a little bit.
It isn't stupid, is the love that you have for your camera and your photography passion mixed with the laziness that this digital world make us to forget the number of shot like it's with the films.
Maybe is the the time to use your film camera a little bit.
K
Kin Lau
Guest
You wonder why the film counter goes to 40 when it should just say "it didn't spool you dummy".
sienarot
Well-known
You just made my 8MB compact flash card die a little inside.
kuzano
Veteran
It's very hard for me to understand....
It's very hard for me to understand....
for the life of me, I cannot understand why your story reminded me of this story.
"A fairly accomplished photographer was driving down some back roads around Crawford TX. (do you know where this is going).
Driving with his windows open, looking for photo ops, he heard someone yelling frantically. He stopped the car, got out, climbed over a fence and walked toward the yelling.
He encountered there, George (dubya) Bush stuck to his neck in quicksand and going down......
The photographer was confronted with the possiblity of:
1) getting a pulitzer prize winning photo of dubya in very real consequential trouble, or:
2) saving the life of the President of the United States.
The answer to the inevitable action formed in his mind as he asked himself:
What f-stop and shutter speed for this light?"
Now... What if he had been packing an RD-1 with a full memory card.
It's very hard for me to understand....
for the life of me, I cannot understand why your story reminded me of this story.
"A fairly accomplished photographer was driving down some back roads around Crawford TX. (do you know where this is going).
Driving with his windows open, looking for photo ops, he heard someone yelling frantically. He stopped the car, got out, climbed over a fence and walked toward the yelling.
He encountered there, George (dubya) Bush stuck to his neck in quicksand and going down......
The photographer was confronted with the possiblity of:
1) getting a pulitzer prize winning photo of dubya in very real consequential trouble, or:
2) saving the life of the President of the United States.
The answer to the inevitable action formed in his mind as he asked himself:
What f-stop and shutter speed for this light?"
Now... What if he had been packing an RD-1 with a full memory card.
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
Wow ... I'd never really believed all that stuff I'd read about Canadians! :angel:
Mr_Flibble
In Tabulas Argenteas Refero
I gotta admit, it happened to me for the first time this week, it took me the whole of 2 minutes to figure out why the R-D1 shutter refused to fire.
Damn 2 GB cards....filled up 4 of them in the last 9 days.
Damn 2 GB cards....filled up 4 of them in the last 9 days.
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went out on a few errands this morning and came back with 6 sd 2 gig cards. they were on sale, in 2-packs.
i now will be carrying 5, 2 gig cards with each camera.
i now will be carrying 5, 2 gig cards with each camera.
Gabriel M.A.
My Red Dot Glows For You
<playing Nikon's Avocado>Is this the beginning of the end for Epson? I don't understand why people pay over a thousand dollars for a toy that won't even autofocus. My Kiev is the bestest camera ever. Digital is evil.</pNA>
mwooten
light user
I've had that happen to me too, and because of the rd1's rep a bit of panic/dread is created. I'm glad yours ended happily.
--michael
--michael
gilpen123
Gil
Flinor
Well-known
Joe, if that's the worst photo mistake you ever make life is still good. I can't tell you how many times I got that prize winning shot with no film in the camera.
Jeff Fillmore
Member
I thought you were going to say you forgot to wind it. That was me last Saturday night- of course it was 2am and after having a few beers.