My film jammed halfway through a roll at the Grand Canyon

I was on the South Rim trying to finish a roll of Portra 400 when the advance lever locked up completely. I had to open the back in a dark bag later and lost about 8 frames trying to salvage the film. Do you rewind and cut the roll early or try to force the advance and risk tearing the film?

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2 Comments

elliot_allen6512d ago

Force it a little, you can usually save most of the roll.

the_willow12d ago

Portra 400 is too expensive to risk tearing in a jammed camera.