Winding Problem with my Mamiya C220 ?!?
L. Elaine Dillard
camera over eBay. I was nervous about this at first, but after talking to the
seller [who also sells through a well managed vintage camera website and has a
very good return policy] and looking at almost a dozen photos of the camera I
decided to go for it. The camera arrived in terrific condition with only the
problem being a slight amount of dust in both lenses, which had been
established before the sale.
In my excitement .. I incorrectly set the camera when using my first roll of
film. I tried to fix this in the middle of the roll to no avail, and couldn't
really tell how many frames I'd gotten out of it. When using my second roll, I
was careful to put all the settings at the correct position and to line the
"start line" up in the back. I went along with my happy business until .. !!!
The roll spun off before reaching 11 on the exposure counter!
I talked to the seller. He said that he had tested the camera, but was willing
to refund purchase and both-way shipping prices if it was broken. My problem
is that I really like the camera .. I'd rather have it repaired than send it
back truthfully. I was planning on getting the lenses cleaned anyway, but if
it's going to cost me a LOT of money to repair than I need to know, so I can
return it as soon as possible.
Anyone got any ideas? Thank you in advance!
Martin Jangowski
> When using my second roll, I
> was careful to put all the settings at the correct position and to line the
> "start line" up in the back. I went along with my happy business until .. !!!
> The roll spun off before reaching 11 on the exposure counter!
Was the second roll of film the same as the first one? I had a similar problem
(in a different camera), when I used a empty spool from a Fuji film as a
takeup-spool with a Ilford film. The backing paper of the Ilford was a little
wider than the spool, and I didn't realize that the backing paper wasn't correctly
fastened to the takeup-Spool and made a bigger spool than normally. This gave
me two less pictures and larger distances between pictures. There is a
flat spring in the takeup-Sppol chamber that presses the film against the
core to minimize this problem. If this spring is weak or bent, your problem
can happen. Make sure that the backing-paper is tight against the
takeup-spool when inserting the film and that the flat spring presses against
the core.
Martin
Dennis O'Connor
teeth when the film advance knob is spun rapidly, which causes it to advance
the film further before stopping so you get fewer shots per roll... Often,
if you advance the film very gently it will not jump teeth... I recently had
my C220 repaired for the same problem, though it is hard to fault the body
after nearly 40 years of almost daily use... The repair cost me $45 plus
shipping, etc...
Denny
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