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- From: yuanj@ucbeh.san.uc.edu
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- Subject: Re: EOS FAQ - Bigger and Better!
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.203027.2128@ucbeh.san.uc.edu>
- Date: 17 Nov 92 20:30:27 EST
- References: <1992Nov16.231830.3592@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> <1992Nov17.071145.9207@colorado.edu>
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- In article <1992Nov17.071145.9207@colorado.edu>, panos@burton.cs.colorado.edu (Panos Tsirigotis) writes:
- > In article <1992Nov16.231830.3592@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> acs@csri.toronto.edu (Alvin Chia-Hua Shih) writes:
- >>
- >>6.7. How can I shoot more than 36 exposures?
- >>
- >>It appears that there is no way so far. The camera cannot be made to
- >>ignore the DX-ed film length. Jim Cathey hypothesizes that with the faster
- >>(5fps) film transport that first appeared on the 630/RT, that Canon might
- >>worry about tearing the film off the spool. (Anyone else have experience
- >>with non-DX'ed cannisters? What about if you hit EOF with a roll of less
- >>than 36? Any sprocket hole damage?)
- >
- > As a single data point, I can state that a lot of times I have managed to
- > get a 25th frame out of a 24-exposure film without ever tearing the film.
- > My camera is a 630.
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- I got 25 out of a 24-exp. film and 37 out of a 36-exp. film. All it takes is
- relatively on spot lead (meaning on the orange spot).
- My camera is a Rebel.
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- Cheers!
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