Hi! I have a Holga 120n which I haven’t used for a while. I’ve just loaded some film and the crank seems to be stuck, I can’t get it to turn at all to advance the film. Does anyone have any tricks or suggestions? Is this a common problem? Thanks.
I had a totally different problem with one of the first Fuji Pro colour neg films, that I put through my first Holga. Basically, I was out in very bright sunshine, taking pictures locally, when the actual back fell off of the camera and onto the ground, midway through the film. I picked up the back and replaced it and carried on. When I got home I put two elastic bands onto the body to stop this happening again in the future, and still do it.Sometimes I find that also loosening the back a bit (such as undoing the clips) will relieve the pressure and the crank will start turning normally again. But I try to do that in a dark place or a changing bag if possible.
Basically, I was out in very bright sunshine, taking pictures locally, when the actual back fell off of the camera and onto the ground, midway through the film. I picked up the back and replaced it and carried on. When I got home I put two elastic bands onto the body to stop this happening again in the future, and still do it.
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