Help with a Yashica Samurai half frame

NDKodak · Aug 17, 2016

Just purchased a used Yashica Samurai 35mm half frame camera, and i am unable to get the film to load up. I have looked at the manual and directions inside the cover and pulled the film both up to and past the orange line but both times the film failed to advance.
I do get a blinking film roll icon on the LCD screen. Nothing seems to work because the film will not load, if i take the film out everything works again.

Any ideas?

Bill Burk · Aug 18, 2016

I have a Samurai Z and tried to cause problems but was mostly successful loading.

I assume you tucked the tip of the film down under the orange line, down into the body towards the take-up spool.

I found one time the film didn't load when there was too much tension, or the cassette was a bit tilted. After closing the back I heard a slight buzz of the advance, but the film icon disappeared (not a blinking film). And the film didn't wind at all.

I moved the cassette around a bit and made sure film came out of the cassette easily, then it loaded properly.

AgX · Aug 18, 2016

Do you hear the take-up drum rotating (to catch the film)?

NDKodak · Aug 18, 2016

AgX said:
Do you hear the take-up drum rotating (to catch the film)?

Yes I can hear the motor spin like it wants to advance the film leader into a starting position.

AgX · Aug 18, 2016

Is the tiny hook on the drunm OK?
Seems the roller that presses the film onto the rum OK?
Is the film leader OK?

NDKodak · Aug 26, 2016

Still have not been been able to get a roll of film to feed. I did change the internal 2025 battery to see if that had anything to do with it but still no luck.

Help with a Yashica Samurai half frame

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