Unlimited free film?

[rbiemer]

After seeing those pictures of the camera, I bet that it does work like the one time use cameras do. I'm thinking that when the person at CVS reloads the camera for you, they put their roll of film in the right side (as you look at the back of the camera), load the leader to the left side, close the back, and then use that crank to wind all the film out of the cartridge. As you shoot, you wind on and return the film into the cartridge. When they get the camera for processing it is then a simple matter of taking the cartridge out and putting it into their mini-lab.
One other thing; you probably can take that sticker off but I will also wager that it will not look the same--pressure sensitive ink or it will shred or something like that.
Rob

 

[venchka]

The hidden message and potentially good news:

CVS may be planning to keep their 1 hour machines working for 2 years.

Or not. Any business can pull the plug on any portion of their business at any time.

 

[JohnTF]

After seeing those pictures of the camera, I bet that it does work like the one time use cameras do. I'm thinking that when the person at CVS reloads the camera for you, they put their roll of film in the right side (as you look at the back of the camera), load the leader to the left side, close the back, and then use that crank to wind all the film out of the cartridge. As you shoot, you wind on and return the film into the cartridge. When they get the camera for processing it is then a simple matter of taking the cartridge out and putting it into their mini-lab.
One other thing; you probably can take that sticker off but I will also wager that it will not look the same--pressure sensitive ink or it will shred or something like that.
Rob

Seems to have a rewind crank, it is black though, not easy to spot? Actually, the people who run the 1 hr lab at mine would more than likely not care if you opened it. After all, what will you do with a camera when your kid pulls the sticker off?
;-)

They do not have much business and the machines locally seem a bit dated.


Regards, John

 

[pphuang]

One other thing; you probably can take that sticker off but I will also wager that it will not look the same--pressure sensitive ink or it will shred or something like that.

I peeled an edge up to see what was underneath. The sticker actually covers a recessed black switch which probably has to be pushed to pop open the back door.

Seems to have a rewind crank, it is black though, not easy to spot? Actually, the people who run the 1 hr lab at mine would more than likely not care if you opened it. After all, what will you do with a camera when your kid pulls the sticker off?
;-)

The rewind crank is quite recesssed - if a person does not know much about cameras, it is not so obvious that you need to dig your fingernails into the side to pop out the handle. Looks like it was not designed to be used by the shooter.