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Uploaded by on Oct 13, 2009

I demonstrate how to unload the Diana camera.

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  • This is probably a really stupid question, but what if i I want to unload a 35mm film, i saw in your other vid that you did it in complete darkness why didnt you do the sane now for 120mm fiñm, i really confused.

  • @ilmononico The Diana+ and F+ cameras are made for 120 film. 120 film is designed so that the film can be loaded and unloaded in light. You should avoid direct exposure to sunlight while loading or unloading. A shaded area is best. Since 120 film cameras are not designed for 35mm film, there is no mechanism to rewind the film back into the film cassette, hence the need to do it in complete darkness.

  • Doesn't that film get exposed ?

  • @purpledino64 Are you referring to the unloading process?  The film is designed so that the film can be loaded and unloaded in light. You should avoid direct exposure to sunlight while loading or unloading. A shaded area is best.

  • Hey kai I have a question. What about the plastic axis that is inside the roll? isn't that from the camera?

    

  • @felipearcila The piece you are referring to is the takeup spool. You get one with the camera, but each subsequent one is from the roll of film that you load into the camera. When the film is completely wound onto the takeup spool, you are left with an empty spool. This becomes the next takeup spool.

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  • You should also tighten the wind of the film roll before you seal it. If the exposed film is loosely wound you can get light leakage along the edge of the developed film which can look kinda cool but if there's too much it can ruin an image.

  • @kaituba its slightly opaque and on the top and bottom of the roll, its all black and it looks like someone's splashed black ink on the edges only. Also, there are no spaces between the photos and no frame numbers.

  • @BreadBowlBanana Are they saying the roll is completely flashed? What does the negative film look like? Is is completely opaque with no frame numbers showing on the edges or separation between the frames?

  • Hello Kai,

    recently I went to pick up the film that was supposed to get developed

    but somehow light leaked in from before and i couldnt get them processed :(

    It's fustrating because it wasn't a fat roll to begin with and strangely, the people at the store said light MAY have already leaked in before I gave it to them.

    How can you tell if light has leaked in even if it isn't a fat roll?

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