dynax 5...can't load film

[edgar_njari]

Hi, I just bought a dynax 5, and I seem to be having problems with

loading it..

 

I put the film in, and close the door, and no matter how short or

long do I place the film inside, the couter says 0 and starts

blinking..

 

What am I doing wrong?

[tom_montemarano]

Be sure that the canister is positioned correctly, the film lays flat and the tip is within the colored bar (when the film is flat).

 

Tom

[edgar_njari]

The carniser is properly positioned. I pull the film out of the carniser to reach the red marker. And as for flatness. Well film can't be flat unless you hold it with fingers, so how am I supose to get it flat and close the door at the same time?

[pavelp]

Try to push near the right end when closing the back. Sometimes the pickup mechanism has problems grabbing the film and pushing the back a little on the right hand side does the trick for me.

 

Also, make sure that the film tip is at or little beyond the mark.

[edgar_njari]

The strange thing is that the motor does pick up the film and rewinds it to the right, and stops as it has found the space for the first frame, everything seems normal from a mechanical point of view.

 

Yet the screens shows a blinking zero. I have tried every position of the pit of the film (on the mark, a bit left to the mark, a bit right to the mark, everything) and I still have the problem.

 

I think I may have gotton a defective camera.

[craig_gillette]

I had that problem a few times. I think besides the tip not being quite far enough, check that the sprocket holes are into the area as well. Too far and I think it keeps the film from being grabbed.