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Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 5:06 pm
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Damm Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Embarassed

After finishing my first film roll using Zenit Olympic, I looked for a rewind bottom but I could not find one. Stupid as I am I thought the Russians had saved it, so I just started to rewind and UPS the film broke.

StupidStupidStupidStupidStupidStupidStupidStupidStupidStupidStupidStupid

Well 36 pictures, notes right down the drain.

Anyone who would like to explain the correct way to unload the film, will be today's hero.


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Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 5:12 pm
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I did that with my second roll through the Retina - for some idiot reason I pushed the release pin in but didn't hold it... and proceeded to shatter the film.

My daughter, the first time she used the Fujica ST605, kept winding past the end, also breaking the film. With that however, we got the minilab to take it out of the camera in their dark room, so everything was safe after all.


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Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 5:15 pm
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Perhaps it works something like in this manual:
http://www.commiecameras.com/sov/35mmsinglelensreflexcameras/cameras/zenit/manuals.htm


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Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 5:49 pm
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The Zenit cameras rewind button is near the winding lever (at least the Zenit E,EM,ET) and really looks like a button.

search for "film rewind release button" here
http://zenit.istra.ru/mans/zenit-e/pict5e.jpg

My Zenit is a Olympic black Zenit E


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Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 6:43 pm
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Thanks

I think I have found it.
10. Knob for re­leas­ing trans­port (turn the red but­ton in the di­rec­tion of the arrow)
http://cameras.alfredklomp.com/zenitttl/manual/4.htm

I just feel so bad over the lost of my pictures. But shit happens I guess, and there is a new day tomorrow.


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Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 7:22 pm
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My article on the same matter with the Zenit ET
http://www.retrocamera.net/2008/08/how-to-avoid-film-rip-with-zenit-et/
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