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| Loading the film
When loading all of this type of film the paper backing is attached to the take up spool and wound until the arrow on the paper matches a marker on the camera back, before the camera back is closed. Then the paper backing is wound through until the first number comes up on the back of the camera in the case of the box camera or other cameras with a similar frame window; or the wind on mechanism stops, indicating that the camera is ready for the first exposure. It is normal for this initial winding on to take many more turns than the winding on for each exposure, this is because the protective paper leader is quite long to stop the light reaching the film. The photographer has to be careful that the arrow is pointing to the right indicator on the camera counter window or they could start the sequence wrong and either expose images onto the paper, not the film, or wind the film on without exposing it. It is very important that the Roll is loaded with the Film facing
the lens of the camera. This is done by making sure that the BLACK
paper is facing the lens.
Double Exposures With some cameras it is easy to make double exposures as the shutter is cocked separately, and while this cane be great for some types of work, it can also be a problem if the photographer forgets to wind on the film and continues unintentionally to make exposure after exposure on the same frame. Some photographers often find the best double exposures are often made by mistake! Some cameras have to mechanism designed in such a way that it is impossible to take double exposures as the camera shutter and film are wound on together. Often there may be a lever that allows the photographer to over ride this, or the camera can sometimes be tricked by taking of the film back, cocking the shutter and then placing the film back on to take the second exposure.
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