anyone knows what's a film picker? i've been wondering how to use it, and how does it look like... gee... hope tht some1 here got a pic/website to recommend. thanks.
Originally posted by harvestnow
anyone knows what's a film picker? i've been wondering how to use it, and how does it look like... gee... hope tht some1 here got a pic/website to recommend. thanks.
Originally posted by ckiang
It's a blue (most common) plastic thing with 3 plastic flaps. You retract all of them, insert 3 flaps into the canistor, extend one of the flaps, turn the spindle until you hear a click, insert the other flap, pull, and the film leader will be out.
Go to a shop like John 3:16, etc and they will demo it to you.
Regards
CK
Originally posted by harvestnow
they're realli tht friendly ar? =)
Originally posted by rueyloon
saw an elcheapo one at cathay, 9$ I think, which mean "real" price is just $4-5
Originally posted by harvestnow
anyone knows what's a film picker? i've been wondering how to use it, and how does it look like... gee... hope tht some1 here got a pic/website to recommend. thanks.
Originally posted by mervlam
go to SEED on 12/6, i can show u mine... hehehe
Originally posted by Necroist
whoa cool! where can I get that. I've wondering whether I can change flim anytime. Looks like I can.
Btw, where is John 3:16?
Originally posted by firefox13
film pickers are quite cheap, just a overrated piece of plastic. but quite useful esp to film/slide shooters, when you need to change films mid-roll. some of my frens are quite fascinated with the blue plastic, especially with the click-click sound of the picker.
Originally posted by Necroist
This might be too much of me, but is there any digital cam users willing to take a photo of the flim picker so that at least I know rougly what i'm looking for when I go to shops?
Originally posted by ziploc
Sometimes you want to rewind a film half roll, change in another roll of film (eg. slide to negative or different ISO), and then later put back the 1st roll. The film picker is to pick the film leader out so that you can continue using it. It is also used by labs to pull out the film leader to load into the processing machine (although they use a different type of pickers).
Originally posted by Necroist
btw, if u roll back the flim into the canister at half roll, when u pick the leader out, how do you know where's the half-roll frame that hasn't been exposed yet?
Originally posted by Necroist
btw, if u roll back the flim into the canister at half roll, when u pick the leader out, how do you know where's the half-roll frame that hasn't been exposed yet?