Tips for Rewinding and Unloading film

Hashem gives some tips for rewinding and unloading a 35mm SLR. We present this short guide with 4 essential tips to help you rewind efficiently and prevent accidentally film exposure, damage, or other mishaps.
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[@aleezehabid_2079]

I was unwinding a film roll for the first time but it sounded like it was ripping, thanks to your video I realised there’s a button underneath the camera you need to press first and now my films rolling smoothly thank you I doubt anybody else would’ve pointed that out 😭🙏

[@pushingfilm]

Glad it helped! Thanks for taking the time to comment

[@MathieuStern]

It happened to me last week .... lost 5 pics only but it's making me crazy every time. thanks for the tips

[@pushingfilm]

Oh man! haha I think it's happened to most people at some point. Yeah it's good that you don't lose everything :-)

[@mattbeharry]

Another reason to process your film sooner rather than later, you tend to remember the conditions and settings you were using at the time when you shot the roll. Especially as a someone newer to 35mm film shooting, it helps to learn what went right or what went wrong when the day of the shoot is fresher in you mind. At least it did for me. Thx for the tips!

[@pushingfilm]

That's true!

[@1marcelfilms]

ahaha it takes me years to fill up one roll.. I will never remember

[@Nearest_Neighbor]

When you want to have your film not entirely wound back into the canister to make processing it more easy, listen for a click while winding (you also feel it in the leaver) and after that you only do half a turn. With that you have a bit of film sticking out of the canister. Don't forget to mark it as exposed!

[@kontraen]

Right - I always cut away the leader of the exposed film roles to a) not confuse it with unexposed film b) already prepare the roll for getting spooled up on the development reel. Therefore I always carry a pair of foldable scissors with my bunch of keys.

[@Nearest_Neighbor]

@@kontraen That's a great idea! Thanks for sharing.

[@jimvargaco.6344]

Thank you so much! I'm developing in a daylight tank with monobath and it was driving me crazy trying to get the leader back out without opening the can.

[@Nearest_Neighbor]

@@jimvargaco.6344 Awesome! Always great to help people. 🙏

[@captenfalco]

I usually make a hard fold at the leader to "mark" it as used.

[@ariannadominguez8162]

🙏🏼 the intro was me at the beach a month ago, partially fogging a roll of Lomo 100 I had forgotten in me F3.

[@eme_pp]

Thank you, this is super helpful to a beginner like me😊

[@pushingfilm]

Glad it was helpful!

[@avillageofvigils3749]

Thank you. I just did this mistake now. Been a long time since I shot film.

[@JanneRanta]

Also afaik, some cameras also dont allow you to fully rewind the film into the canister. Because it is engaged to the take up spool through the sproket hole like in Fed 3 for example.

[@pushingfilm]

That's true!

[@jenohogan9254]

This was actually a lot more useful than I was expecting. :-D

[@jacobsed8432]

You’re literally so handsome 🥺

[@raddyxx]

Isn't he?

[@melody3741]

I saw this and was like “huh” until I actually saw him

[@sophietucker1255]

I have a plastic holder that holds 5 rolls of film. I have made a label that says "Exposed Film". My other film holders hold 10 rolls but are unlabeled. This system works for me

[@pushingfilm]

Good system! 🙂

[@donopagma]

Here because just had the same experience 😩 and after I thought it was finally rewinded and opened the back but the film was torn, and ofc exposed again. I'm really not sure if there's gonna be any result 😢

[@GJones-zx5nr]

Nice tips

[@timdiekman]

I leave my leader out to process at home. I rip the tag off to ensure the roll does not get re-exposed.

[@Felhasz007]

I wish this video was uploaded two weeks before 😅

[@drkopkaish2617]

sometimes rewind crank doesn't turn when i advance film laver (like i already took 15 shoots and its was working properly buy once ints not turning and after turning rewind crank and making it tight advancing film lever and rewind crack turning good). It is ok?

[@pushingfilm]

Yeah it's probably fine. Sometimes loose slack builds up in the canister, so the crank doesn't rotate until a few consecutive shots.

[@onigrapher]

Messed up my film while I was rewinding it back opened my camera fell in the snow ❄️ 1/3 of the roll has like some yellow stain mark on it

[@jaeh2187]

How can I tell a used and new roll apart?? I accidentally put them together in one place and now I can’t tell them apart..

[@pushingfilm]

If they both have the same amount of leader out, and you have no other ways to backtrack... then there's only option of doing what's called a "clip test", unfortunately.

[@levioceann]

when I have a roll in camera is the rewind crank supposed to be a bit loose and able to turn both ways?

[@pushingfilm]

A little bit is normal!

[@karwoski91]

I accidentally opened the back cover for a split second when the film wasn't completely rewinded, I hope I didn't damage any portion of it, the whole process was done with a jacket onto the camera.

[@natesenft5376]

did it end up being ok?

[@karwoski91]

@@natesenft5376 I've burned only the first few frames luckily!

[@natesenft5376]

@@karwoski91 good!

[@missninveli]

Hi. I rewinded my point and shot when lens was not covered. Have I ruined the film?

[@pushingfilm]

No that shouldn't affect anything! 🙂

[@Seoulkoreasouth7]

Do you need a battery to take photos on a film.camera

[@pushingfilm]

Depends on the camera!

[@PerryCarbonell]

great tips as always Hash #yourock

[@pushingfilm]

Haha thanks man! 😁

[@lolts2737]

I hava a Canon eos 650 i've just loaded a new film and took a couple of pictures. i'm not sure if i did it correctly i wondered if i should hear the film rolling after taking the picture?

[@pushingfilm]

You should hear a short winding sound and see the counter number change

[@MauiKao]

Literally just did this today lol smh.

[@DestinationDoodle]

Only watching this cause I just exposed a bunch of film

[@nino8344]

First! :)