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Subject: Re: [Leica] testing R8 - film end
From: "David E. Strang" <dstrang@up.net>
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 1999 20:57:46 -0500

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Date: Mon, 6 Dec 1999 03:43:49 -0800 (PST)
From: thomas boehm <toboehm@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Leica] testing R8 - film end

> does'nt the film stop automaticaly at film
> end?
>=20
jeff wrote: > This shouldn't happen.  (snip) Was the rewind knob =
rotating
whenever you advanced the
> film?)

hi jeff,
yes - the "zebra" on the right of the back-door did rotate; the film was =
a
common 135/36 film (not bulk loaded); the rewind-knob did rotate -
probably not on the last "exposures nr. 36 to nr. 46...); the film-end =
was
not broken, i rewinded the film normaly;
as i noticed on the negatives after developement, all the exposures nr. =
36
to nr. 46 seem to be placed on one frame nr. 36... (and the camera =
did'nt
stopp...)

thomas
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^=
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Seems to me the multiexposure button/cover was engaged and allowed the =
camera to keep on shooting.

The R8 will keep on firing until the end of the roll is reached. I =
actually like this feature: the R8 starts the roll sooner
than other camera and ends a little past the normal end. Of course one =
can stop at 36. My EOS-1 starts at frame one and ends at 36 (or 24 etc) =
with no intervention from me. I can set it to automatically rewind at =
the end of the roll whose length is set by the DX code or maxed at 36. I =
really like the R8 in that I can get a few more frames per roll. It =
always seems things just begin to happen when the camera reaches 30 =
frames exposed. With the R8, I can get a few extra shots.

So, in summary, the R8 will not rewind past the end of the roll without =
breaking the film or tape (cassette). There are no preprogrammed breaks. =
To shoot 46 frames meant the film was a long bulk loaded roll or the =
multiexposure was hit (easily done) or both.

Regards,
Dave
dstrang@up.net



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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Date: Mon, 6 Dec 1999 03:43:49 -0800 =
(PST)<BR>From:=20
thomas boehm &lt;<A=20
href=3D"mailto:toboehm@yahoo.com">toboehm@yahoo.com</A>&gt;<BR>Subject: =
Re:=20
[Leica] testing R8 - film end<BR><BR>&gt; does'nt the film stop =
automaticaly at=20
film<BR>&gt; end?<BR>&gt; <BR>jeff wrote: &gt; This shouldn't =
happen.&nbsp;=20
(snip) Was the rewind knob rotating<BR>whenever you advanced the<BR>&gt; =

film?)<BR><BR>hi jeff,<BR>yes - the "zebra" on the right of the =
back-door did=20
rotate; the film was a<BR>common 135/36 film (not bulk loaded); the =
rewind-knob=20
did rotate -<BR>probably not on the last "exposures nr. 36 to nr. =
46...); the=20
film-end was<BR>not broken, i rewinded the film normaly;<BR>as i noticed =
on the=20
negatives after developement, all the exposures nr. 36<BR>to nr. 46 seem =
to be=20
placed on one frame nr. 36... (and the camera=20
did'nt<BR>stopp...)<BR><BR>thomas<BR>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^=
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<BR>Seems=20
to me the multiexposure button/cover was engaged and allowed the camera=20
to&nbsp;keep on shooting.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The R8 will keep on firing until the =
end of the=20
roll is reached. I actually like this feature: the R8 starts the roll=20
sooner</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>than other camera and ends a little =
past the normal=20
end. Of course one can stop at 36. My EOS-1 starts at frame one and ends =
at 36=20
(or 24 etc) with no intervention from me. I can set it to automatically =
rewind=20
at&nbsp;the end of the roll whose length&nbsp;</FONT><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>is=20
set by the DX code or maxed at 36. I really like the R8 in that I can =
get a few=20
more frames per roll. It always seems things just begin to happen when =
the=20
camera reaches 30 frames exposed. With the R8, I can get&nbsp;a few =
extra=20
shots.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>So, in summary, the R8 will&nbsp;not =
rewind past=20
the end of the roll without breaking the film or tape (cassette). There =
are no=20
preprogrammed breaks. To shoot 46 frames meant the film was a long bulk =
loaded=20
roll or the multiexposure was hit (easily done) or both.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dave</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20
href=3D"mailto:dstrang@up.net">dstrang@up.net</A></FONT></DIV>
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