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Strange Xpan automatic rewind issue...

Plubble

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Hi there,
So I'm a big fan of the Xpan and have 2 bodies. However, over the last few months I noticed a strange issue that began to arise with both of them. Sometimes when I load a roll of film and line the leader up with the green "leader tip" line inside the camera it will randomly REWIND the fresh roll back into the canister. I have been sabotaged by this frustrating issue a few times now. It's happened on both of my bodies, but one in particular seems to do it more often. I tried looking all over the web for an answer to this problem, but couldn't find anything. Could someone maybe shed some light on this annoying issue?
Thanks!

 
I cannot help you with your problem, but I would like to welcome you to APUG.
 
Never heard of this one. If it helps, I know a very good Hasselblad technician (in Toronto, Canada but hey that means you get a currency discount) who did fantastic work on my XPan.
 
Samy's Camera in Los Angeles on Fairfax has a Hasselblad trained repairman, Mike, who is very good. Repairs are on the third floor.
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Los Angeles, CA 90036
Telephone: 323-938-2420[/SIZE]
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Hours: Mon-Fri: 9:30am-6:30pm; Sat: 10:00am-6:00pm; Sun: 11:00am-5:00pm
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First of all, to prevent the potential loss in case of this, set you camera rewind to rewind but leave a tip
I would guess it's your rewind button got stuck somehow? Maybe try to pull the tip out bit more?