How to now?

If my Rolleicord V is loadet with film?

Sorry for so stupid question:))

Maybe an owner's manual would be useful?

 

http://www.butkus.org/chinon/rollei/rolleicord_va/rolleicord_va.htm

Under the taking lens is a lever. Move it one way to cock the shutter. The other way to take

the picture.

Hi-- I think the question was this: how do you tell whether a Rolleicord V has film in it, or whether it is empty and has just had the frame counter advanced. You may be able to tell by the amount of resistance on the film wind, when you advance a frame.

 

I think most of us have had this problem from time to time, and had to sacrifice a roll or open the camera in a dark bag.

Thanks Dave

So is no way to by 100% sure?

The way to be absolutely sure if it is loaded or not is to take the camera to a darkroom (or changing bag) and open it up. You'll be able to feel the spool(s) and determine if there is film in the camera or not.

Yes Brian , but not always we have acces to darkroom.

That is true, not everyone has a true darkroom. You can try this: find a closet that you can fit in, in a room that can be darkened. Darken the room as best possible. Close yourself in the closet and wait for about 10 minutes (for your eyes to adapt to the dark). Look to see if you can see light between the door and the door frame. If not, you have a makeshift darkroom and can open the back of your camera. If you can see light - even the slightest amount - you want to either cover the gaps between the door and door frame or wait until night time. Often the gap is at the bottom, so pushing a towel against the bottom of the door will take care of that gap.

 

This isn't an ideal solution and certainly won't work for developing film, etc. but for your purposes will provide a make-shift arrangement that will work.

 

Alternatively, many camera shops (even many 1-hour processing stations at drugstores) still have a darkroom (or changing bag) since this issue is not a new one for them.

I am starting project to make some window in the back - to expose

numbers on film back paper.

Bad idea.

I agree. Why???

Last week i "made" 12 important pictures with no film in camera:))

Ha - we've all done that at one time or another!

 

Rather than wrecking your camera, you need to re-consider Dave Sim's first post about the feel of winding with and without film. At worst you'll waste one frame if you just wind another frame to figure out if film is loaded or not..

 

Another idea is to become systematic about loading film - either never leave film in the camera or use a system like putting a piece of masking tape on the camera if there is film in it.

 

On my Vb what I would do is use the fims speed reminder - whenever I loaded film move the film speed reminder to the correct film speed. When unloaded, the film speed reminder gets re-set to the lowest setting.

This camera is new for me , and I dont have "feeling":))

Now I am thinking how to make bothom buton turning with film:)

Hi,

I find (as a beginning photographer) that if I cut the flap from the box the film was in and stick it inside on the viewfinder with some stickytape it helps me remember the film that is it the camera (mine doesn't have an indicator for ISo, etc). I found out NOT to stick it to the leatherette, as it leaves a dull mark by taking some material with it when you remove it!<div></div>

"I am starting project to make some window in the back - to expose numbers on film back paper."

 

That's a little bit like buying a horse because your car ran out of gas.

 

If the film counter is at "0" or past "12", the camera is probably not loaded. If the film counter is showing a number from 1-11, and you are not sure if it is loaded, it is better to just advance the film knob all the way through the 12 exposures and then start with a new roll just to be safe.