Re: Curious spooling

[P3D <StvnDJhnsn@xxxxxxx>]

Wolfie writes:
>Something I can't work out about the realist.
>you've loaded your film and you take your first shot, then you roll
>it on and you take your second shot... fine.
>
>but when you take your third shot, the camera doesn't seem to spool
>on any further which makes me wonder why the film doesn't get exposed
>again...

The Realist doesn't have one frame between shots, it has two, and advances 2
frames, not one. 
______________
  -1-      -1-
--------------

second shot:
(where 0 = blank/black frame)
-----------------------
     -2--0--1--2--0--1-
-----------------------

Third shot: 
-----------------------
3--4--2--3--1--2--0--1-
-----------------------
etc.

There ya go!

Steven D. Johnson


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