Your Burj Kalifa shot looks a little grainy and to my eyes doesn't look straight but your 'little chef' shot is fantastic, it's what portra does best.
So who's Derrick?!
I was quite pleased with my most recent shot until I saw this... this is beautiful, can I ask what developer you used, I've never seen trix so smooth
I call it, "Life through the eyes of a Fed1G"...
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I knew the leader had torn when winding on felt strangely smooth but I was sure I'd captured some of my greatest images before that point. Turns out they'll never be seen!
I've now got a roll of XP2 Super loaded in it so I must be a glutton for punishment :0)
I rather like the simplicity of these shots, the framing and composition give rise to feelings of peace and calm and the beautiful lighting makes one feel that there is hope in the future....
Mother-fudging, barsteward, &^&*^&&*^&)(*(* Soviet patience tester!
I've just screwed up the roll of XP2 as well. Maybe I'm destined to not get on well with a bottom-loading russian vodka-fuelled rangefinder after all. After un-picking the film from around the cogs that wind it on I've just run it through again and it's winding on perfectly! I think it's down to me not getting it completely level when I'm loading it because there's no room for error. It's a shame because I find the simplicity of the camera and its' handling nice but it's costing me a fortune! I think I'll give it one more chance then it's on Ebay if it kills another roll :0)
Is it as bad with 24 exposure rolls as well as 36?
Mother-fudging, barsteward, &^&*^&&*^&)(*(* Soviet patience tester!
I've just screwed up the roll of XP2 as well. Maybe I'm destined to not get on well with a bottom-loading russian vodka-fuelled rangefinder after all. After un-picking the film from around the cogs that wind it on I've just run it through again and it's winding on perfectly! I think it's down to me not getting it completely level when I'm loading it because there's no room for error. It's a shame because I find the simplicity of the camera and its' handling nice but it's costing me a fortune! I think I'll give it one more chance then it's on Ebay if it kills another roll :0)
I think I've figured out the problem. After shooting 10-15 frames I can see that the film bulges out from the take up spool;
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I reckon that's causing the exposed film to get caught up in the winding cogs which is then causing the jam. The winding on mechanism is smooth to start with then suddenly starts to feel tight. Looking at the spool I think this is the problem;
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The sprung clip that holds the film on is sticking up too high so even though the exposed film is tight on the spool it still sticks up too far. I'll have to get a small screwdriver under the inside edge to give it a pivot to bend flat. I'll also add a bit of tape to it once I load the leader to hold it flat to the spool. Wish me luck!
I think I've figured out the problem. After shooting 10-15 frames I can see that the film bulges out from the take up spool;
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I reckon that's causing the exposed film to get caught up in the winding cogs which is then causing the jam. The winding on mechanism is smooth to start with then suddenly starts to feel tight. Looking at the spool I think this is the problem;
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The sprung clip that holds the film on is sticking up too high so even though the exposed film is tight on the spool it still sticks up too far. I'll have to get a small screwdriver under the inside edge to give it a pivot to bend flat. I'll also add a bit of tape to it once I load the leader to hold it flat to the spool. Wish me luck!
buy a new spool