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I don't know how to get my film out!!


So I just recently found my old pentax A3000, and put film in it used all the pictures and don't know how to reel in my film, or just get it out with out exposing the film. Anyone familiar with this camera and how to get the film out of it?


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January 31, 2006

 

Sharon Day
  I'm not familiar with the Pentax but I do have an old film camera and on mine there's a little lever that lifts up on the dial that you use to rewind the film. On the bottom of my camera I press a button and that releases the dial to turn. Hope this helps!


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January 31, 2006

 

Steve Warren
  You can get a light-tight changing bag at B&H or any decent camera store, or I'm sure even eBay, for around 20 bucks.

Put the camera in the bag and take the film out and wind it in the can.

If you do this carefully, it should work out.

Steve


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January 31, 2006

 

Jon Close
  Download the user manual for your camera from the Pentax website.

Press the rewind button on the bottom of the camera. If it doesn't stay down, press and hold it down. Then turn the rewind crank on the camera's top-left to rewind the film back into its cannister. Then pull up on the rewind crank/knob to open the back and remove the film.


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February 01, 2006

 
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