Had to re-spool a whole roll after 10 years of loading 35mm wrong

I always thought you just let the film catch a little when you close the back. Then last month a guy at the Portland camera swap told me to make sure the sprocket holes are lined up on both sides before closing. Took me one try and now I never get blank frames. Has anyone else been doing it the simple way all along?

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james66127d ago

...and here I was thinking the little arrow on the canister was just a fun design element. Guess I've been playing film roulette for a decade. Seriously though, I feel like half the battle with 35mm is just making sure the stupid little teeth actually grab the sprocket holes. Did your old method involve a lot of praying and hoping? Because that was my go-to.

joseph44827d ago

Oh gosh, I gotta push back on that a little. The arrow is actually super helpful if you just line it up with the little dot on the camera body, it's not random at all. I've been loading film the same way for years and never had an issue with the sprocket teeth grabbing wrong, it's always worked fine for me. Maybe I'm just lucky, but I think following the instructions on the canister makes the whole loading process way less of a gamble.