Midroll ?

I just bought a new EOS Rebel 2000 and have 2 questions

1.Can I use a roll of film if I take it out in midroll if so how and if not why would this feature be any use to me

2. My manual says I cant use infrared film what will happed if I try

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I am an extreme begginer and hope these questions are not to dumb

I'm assuming that, since the 2000 manual says specifically <b>not</b>

to use IR film, that it has the same IR transport/counter as the A2,

etc. In this case, the camera uses an IR counter to determine frame

number, and the counter would cause IR film to cloud. It also

suggests that the 2000 body would be as accurate (which is reputed to

be extreme) as the other EOS bodies in realigning film to the correct

frame. I <i>don't</i> know if the Rebel 2000 has provisions for

rewinding the film <i>with the leader out</i>, which is required to

reload film mid-roll. Theoretically, you could use a mechanical

leader retreiver, but I haven't tried that, and won't suggest it.

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This has been covered many times in the photo.net forums with regrads

to the Elan II, A2, etc. Check there, and search the archives.

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Good luck.

I'm not familiar with the Rebel 2000 (US name I believe) so I don't

know what it would be called here in the UK, or exactly what features

it has, but the 'lower end' EOS bodies do use an IR detector for frame

counting so will fog IR film.

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With regard to the midroll rewind feature, I find this very useful

e.g. changing film speed to suit conditions, changing from colour to

B&W, negs to transparancies etc.

Again lower end bodies do not give you the option of rewinding with

the leader out, so it is necesary to use a retrieval device, Ilford

make quite a good one, but I use a cheaper version made for a well

known UK photo retailer.

They do need a bit of practice, you may find you need a few attempts

on each film to get it to work.

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A few important points:

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Beware of being too rough with the retriever or you may scratch the

emulsion.

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When you remove a film midroll, mark the can with the frame count

using a permanent marker pen and retrieve the leader immediately -

don't get caught out by needing a film in a hurry and having to get

the leader out first.

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When reloading the film later, note the last exposure number on the

can, load as usual & then advance the film to an unused frame by

pressing/holding the shutter button ***with the lens cap on*** (!)

until the frame counter is at the next unused frame (see below) on the

remainder of the film. I usually go one frame past this to be sure of

avoiding overlap, giving up one frame like this is far better than

ruining what may be the best shot on the roll by a partial double

exposure if the camera doesn't locate the film precisely in the same

place, this will also give you a blank frame on your developed negs to

clearly split the film into sessions.

I have also got into the habit of setting the fastest shutter speed &

smallest aperture whilst advancing the film, just in case any light

leaks past the cap, not sure if this is necessary, but it won't do any

harm.

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When advancing the reloaded film, make sure you understand how your

frame counter works, this will determine whether the 'next' frame

number is higher or lower than the previous one. I use 2 EOS bodies,

a 500N & 1N. Whereas the 1N frame counter increments between frames

(the conventional way), the 500N starts at the max number of frames on

the film and counts DOWN, it therefore shows how many shots remain.

This is because when a film is loaded it is wound out onto the camera

spool and wound back in as it is exposed, a safeguard against opening

the camera back with a film loaded, all you lose is unexposed film and

maybe one or two frames that haven't been wound back in completely,

quite a good idea, but be careful if you transfer a film to or from a

different camera which works the opposite way, because you will be

starting at the opposite end of the film and working towards the

already exposed part so in this case you just reload and start

shooting, but remember to stop before you reach the used portion,

again I would leave a single frame safety margin between them.

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I hope this will be of some use to you, good luck.