Loading film - Bronica ETRSi

[neil_lupin]

Hi, just bought my first medium format camera and struggling to

figure out how to load the film. The manual I've got (just a copy)

really isn't very user friendly - can anyone talk me through this

step by step? Thanks, Neil

[neil_lupin]

120 film by the way! Thanks, Neil

[ronald_moravec1]

Never had one but a friend said it is possible to load it wrong and have the film go through. Be careful.

[steven_finlay1]

Hi,

 

The spool of film goes on the top spool if I remember correctly. It should be loaded such that the film feeds up and out between the spool and the back. It should not feed up and over the spool. To put it another way, the leader should be on the far side of the spool, not the near side as you look at it. Draw it out and down the back of the insert and feed the end through the middle of the bottom spool. Because the end is tapered it will only go so far. Then bend the end once its through. On the right hand side of the spool is a winder. You have to use your fingernail to prise up the lever that runs through it so that you can wind the film on. The important thing when winding the film is to ensure that the film is evenly tensioned. Wind it slowly so that the end of the film on the bottom spool gets film wound tightly over it. After then place your thumb on the top spool to keep the film tensioned and wind out the film until the white arrow on the film matches the white arrow on the left hand side of the insert. Put the insert in the film back, close it and wind on until the counter shows number one.

 

Regards

Steven Finlay

[kevin_dean]

Hi, look here........

 

http://www.butkus.org/chinon/bronica_etr/bronica_etr.htm

[neil_lupin]

Hi, thanks, that's the one that has confused me!!!! Managed to order an original ETRSi manual now which should be with me tomorrow...