Hoe do I put film in a 35mm camera?

Question

Hi guys. I'm starting photography class tomorrow and i need to get this black and white film in this old canon. can u help me please? thanks

Answer 1

You will see a crank on the top of the camera. It will probably look like a small rod. Flip it up. Pull on it untill the back clicks open. Open it all the way. Grab on to the part of the film that is sticking out of the casing and pull it untill about 4 or 5 inches are exposed. When you're looking down into the camera, there should be a thicker rod underneath the thing yo used to pull open the camera back. Line the film casing up under that and puch the rod on top back down again to secure the film casing. Make sure that the thinner part of the exposed film that you pulled on earlier is on the bottom. lay the film you pulled out over the back of the camera and make sure you have enough room to make it stretch to the other rod on the opposite side of the camera. On the other rod, there should be vertical grooves running the length of it. Deeply insert the thin part of the film into one of those grooves as best you can. Advance the film once and make sure the film catches on the spoke-thingies. If it un-does itself, try insterting the film again. It's hard!! And I'm not that great at instructions. Anwyay. Click the shutter button and advance it again, make sure it's secure. Close the back of the camer so no more film is exposed. Click the shutter and advance the film until the film counter reaches 0. There should be some space before 0 for loading film before real pictures are registered.... I hope this helped in anyway at all....

Answer 2

If it's a beginner-type class, the instructor/professor/TA should help you. If it's an intermediate or advanced class, they may not be very helpful. You really should check your camera's manual for detailed instructions.

However, most older, manual-feed 35mm cameras have a "crank" on top of the camera. I have an "Olympus OM-1" that belonged to my grandfather....it's about 30 years old, but still works great. On the top left side is the crank. To open the film load area, I have to pull up on the crank.....that releases the back plate where the film is loaded. Then you take your "blank" 35mm film, and carefully pull it out until you have just enough film to thread it onto the "teeth" of the feed-spindle on the opposite side of the camera. Use the "crank" to pull the film just around the opposite side, so it has made just a single half-circle around the "feed spindle." I know this is difficult to fathom while reading, but if you follow along while doing it, you'll get the point. Don't crank too much or you'll decrease your number of available pictures you can take. Just crank enough to ensure that the film is secure on the other side. Close the back plate, and now you're ready to start shooting!

If this is a fully manual camera, be sure to set your ISO light setting to the proper level (100-200 for full sunlight/action shots, 1400-1600 for night shots). Be sure to set your F-Stop correctly as well. Many adjustments may be needed, depending on your camera, your environment, your available light, and the motion of your subject(s).

Using manual/film cameras requires a big learning curve if you're not used to photography, as it was "in the old days." Today's digital cameras, at resolutions of 12 MP or more, produce nearly perfect versions of a film camera's capabilities. In this day and age, I would highly question a professor's insistence on using a film camera.

Answer 3

Like you've already been told, you pull up on the rewind knob/crank. Film goes in the compartment under the rewind knob. Film comes out of the cassette from the top (holes are toward the bottom of the camera), the end goes into the take-up reel slot (make sure it catches). Operate the film advance lever to make sure everything is working right, close the back then advance the film to the first frame. Like you've already been told, easy if you're being shown; a real bear to describe. You might try searching on-line for an owners manual--there are a lot of them that are available for free download. Good luck.

Answer 4

To open the camera, look on the botton left corner and there should be a little tab which you pull out a bit or push in a bit and then the back of the camera will open (you need to remove the hard case via the bottom wheel on the case first). Inside your camera if it is old probably has sprockets. You will need to pull up the little lever on the knob on the top left corner of the camera. That will retract the film spool so that you can insert your film. Insert it so that the film comes out on the right side and lays flat inside the camera. In the newer cameras (not sure if yours is one of them) you simply lay the film over a bar near the second (right side) reel and the bar will read the ASA of the film and load it. If your leader is too short, it wont. If your camera is older take the leader of the film and line the holes in it with the sprockets on the botton left corner inside the camera and then gently advance the film with the advance knob (top right corner on top of camera body) that will let you know if the sprockets are lined up right b/c if they are the film will advance when you do it. If not, line it up and try again. Once the film is lined up right, close the camera and click it a few times to advance it. To save my spring, I always leave my camera in the "just took a pix" position b/c my dad told me 30+ years ago it was better for the camera. Remember to change the ASA on the film (usually on the bottom side of your lens) and you are set to go. My instrutions are based on my Nikon I bought in 1976 but suspect your camera is pretty close. Good luck.

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Hoe do I put film in a 35mm camera?
Hi guys. I'm starting photography class tomorrow and i need to get this black and white film in this old canon. can u help me please? thanks

Answer 6

They will show you in class. Its almost impossible to describe in writing. Remember... a picture is worth a 1,000 words.

If you can get the original manual for your Canon it will help you a lot.

Answer 7

Do you see the 'crank' on top of the camera? Swing it out and pull it up. The back should open.

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