Lomo LCA - Blank?

skinnylatte · 18th September 2004

Hi there,
I recently decided to give the 2 lomos my brother owns (a LCA and a cybersampler) a whirl. Was very excited about it until I got it back from the shop. The 2 rolls from the LCA came out blank.

I'm pretty new to all this (or even to film camera, in general, growing up in the digital generation).. does anybody know what's happening? It's such a pity because I was really excited about the LCA.. I read up quite a bit before I put in the film. I'm sure that I loaded the film correctly, set the ASA speed correctly, etc etc, so I have no idea why!

I'd like to give the LCA another try.. but this time I want to do everything right. P.s. the film comes out 'pure blank', not black.. just looks like blank film with nothing on it at all. Sigh.

foxtwo · 18th September 2004

sounds like both rolls got totally exposed. anything happened while unloading?

weevil84 · 18th September 2004

light leak maybe??

Zerstorer · 19th September 2004

I presume you are shooting negatives? Pure blank and not pure black means that the 2 rolls were totally unexposed. You must have loaded the film incorrectly;Film leader not properly secured on the sproket.

coreblocksystem · 20th September 2004

The batteries in the camera could be flat. Flat battery = shutter that doesn't open with though everything sounds like it's working fine. To check, press shutter release button half way down. The LEDS in the viewfinder will light up.

18th September 2004	#1
skinnylatte Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 196	Lomo LCA - Blank? Hi there, I recently decided to give the 2 lomos my brother owns (a LCA and a cybersampler) a whirl. Was very excited about it until I got it back from the shop. The 2 rolls from the LCA came out blank. I'm pretty new to all this (or even to film camera, in general, growing up in the digital generation).. does anybody know what's happening? It's such a pity because I was really excited about the LCA.. I read up quite a bit before I put in the film. I'm sure that I loaded the film correctly, set the ASA speed correctly, etc etc, so I have no idea why! I'd like to give the LCA another try.. but this time I want to do everything right. P.s. the film comes out 'pure blank', not black.. just looks like blank film with nothing on it at all. Sigh.

18th September 2004	#2
foxtwo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: singapore Posts: 1,707	sounds like both rolls got totally exposed. anything happened while unloading?

18th September 2004	#3
weevil84 Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tampines Posts: 261	light leak maybe??

19th September 2004	#4
Zerstorer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 3,610	I presume you are shooting negatives? Pure blank and not pure black means that the 2 rolls were totally unexposed. You must have loaded the film incorrectly;Film leader not properly secured on the sproket.

20th September 2004	#5
coreblocksystem New Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 47	The batteries in the camera could be flat. Flat battery = shutter that doesn't open with though everything sounds like it's working fine. To check, press shutter release button half way down. The LEDS in the viewfinder will light up.