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Brian Pasquini
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 11:11 am: | 
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Hi. I recently was tinkering with my friends old Canon FTb (also has QL on front panel) and resolved a self-timer problem, thanks to a previous thread in this forum!; however, I found an entirely new problem when the Back Panel closed while the Film Rewind Crank was taken out. Now I don't know how to open the back panel to load film. Does anyone have any ideas?
I already tried making a piece of metal to release the back panel by lifting up from inside the film chamber but I'm not even sure thats how the switch works. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. |
David Ritchie
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 03:35 pm: |
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I had a similar situation with an olympus SLR. I took a piece of wire from a coat hanger, in this case the type they use for shirts at the laundry, and bent a tiny bit of the wire back on itself. the piece I bent back was maybe 1/8" long and tightly squeezed against the rest of the wire with a pair of pliars. I then inserted this into the hole for the rewind shaft, letting the turned up wire catch on the back release. It sounds like you were on the right track, but maybe grabbing part of the camera body instead of just the release.Good luck |
Brian
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 08:02 pm: |
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I just tried that for another hour or so and no luck. I'm assuming that the switch to release the back panel needs to be pulled upward?
Thanks |
Brian
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 08:08 pm: |
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Ha. After hours of frustration I get it in the 30 seconds after I give up!!! Thanks for the advice/encouragement. |
David Ritchie
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, January 09, 2004 - 05:56 am: |
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Glad to hear you got it open. In my case I was able to remove the back until I was able to replace the rewind knob thus assuring that it did not happen again. |
Curt Saxton
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, January 09, 2004 - 06:54 pm: |
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I've done the same and used the wife's darning needle to open the camera again. Maybe a hint for next time? Glad you got it open. Curt in Canada |
Brian Pasquini
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 12:56 pm: |
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Thanks guys. I loaded some film in it the other day and took a couple snaps. I can't wait to get my very first roll of film developed. I have a digital camera that I've been using for a few years and really like taking pictures. When my girlfriend told me she had a jammed old canon it was better than the real christmas present she got me. shhhh! don't tell.
Its great to know theres such a lively forum out there. |
Vishal
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, February 26, 2004 - 08:37 am: |
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Hello Guys..
I am facing a similar kind of problem.
I opened the back panel with the film inside the camera.I was somehow able to get the film out of camera,but now my Film advance lever has got stuck.I am not able to load the film in the camera.Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks |
Daniel Powis
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, December 06, 2004 - 04:34 pm: |
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Hi,
for FTb cameras, if back is closed with rewind knob taken out (this happened to me), unscrew bottom plate and press gray-black button on take-up side. Works! |
amanda
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, February 05, 2005 - 02:33 pm: |
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i'm using my dad's old ftb and i don't know how to load the film. i'm at college and i need to use it for an assignment. help! |
