Why not just leave the tail out when rewinding? It's pretty easy to tell on most older slr's and then you don't have to mess with all that
2026-01-18 14:45:11
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J-Rod :
When it came out
2026-01-19 23:59:33
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M :
Why would you spend money on a specialized tool to open the film when you could just use a bottle opener that everyone owns
2026-01-22 20:43:42
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YouBagOfDicks :
I’ve always just added one of those double-ended can openers to the dark bag toolkit. Use the blunt side to pry off the end of the canister, slide out the spool, and you’re ready to roll. Overly simple, but it works!
2026-02-05 03:32:49
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Mike Friedman :
Hahaha this is so real. Everytime I do it I’m like “yes, yes, perfect…. Oh” on repeat
2026-01-20 00:57:19
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khronicles.of.kels :
These tools are so incredibly hard to use. I’ve broken 3 😭
2026-01-19 16:27:54
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Salvador :
this is cinematic but sadly unrelatable since I use digi-cams
2026-01-23 18:40:56
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Dustin Davis :
lol I have 4 rolls that need developed and knew I’ll have to get a retriever and now I know it’ll take work to get it thanks!
2026-01-17 15:03:05
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Jalas P Raad :
Hey, as you rewind the film in your camera, LISTEN. You can hear it pop off the winding sprocket. When that happens, STOP. Open the camera back, and there’s the leader. TADA. I just saved you from buying a tool you don’t need. 😎
2026-01-31 21:31:17
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GeneralTony_YT :
hello internet
2026-02-04 19:48:17
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🇨🇵Unnomaupif :
(just don't wind the roll all the way back or open the whole cartridge by prying open the slit)
2026-01-18 17:44:12
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Marissa <3 :
My lab just got a old little machine that does it and omg game changer
2026-02-14 18:05:10
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😼 :
what i do is i leave the film lead out when i rewind the film in camera i just press my ear to the back and wait for a small click that indicates the film is off of the pressure plate
2026-01-19 04:30:41
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Al :
I was always taught not to do this, due to the scratches or potential scratches of the film coming back out of the role
2026-02-02 18:32:33
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Dou :
I watch you on YouTube! I have learned a lot! Thank youu❤️🫶🏼
2026-01-28 03:43:03
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stvnlr :
steve buscemi’s lil bro
2026-01-19 18:41:20
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Hoshimachiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii :
i always use a piece of film with some water on it while those pickers didn't work
2026-02-20 12:27:41
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camila 🍒🐻 :
literally
2026-03-02 16:50:23
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bygbriela ⋆˚꩜。 :
HAHAHAHA it’s a war to get the film out of this, mainly when the film is 12exp
2026-03-11 21:51:46
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Kevin :
I started using a strip of dummy film and wetting the back, once you slip the film in you can give it a fast pull and it will follow the film from the canister
2026-01-18 14:11:45
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Barrett Baker :
No idea what I thought I was going to see, but this is funny and in the end, made me want to follow you
2026-01-31 14:26:56
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Thousand Oaks Mall 1995 :
I honestly hate those retrievers. I started just putting my whole loaded camera in to my dark bag, and just opening the back before I re-wind, so that I can feel with my finger when it’s done, but before the leader gets wound back in to the container. Then pulling all the film back out of the container, cutting it off at the end, and putting it in my dev tank from there.
2026-01-17 16:47:33
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sebastian :
haha i just take another roll and lick that leaders end. can’t be healthy but im happy in the end
2026-01-23 16:43:23
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M :
It's ilford...Just push down on it hard with the nipple on a hard surface.
2026-01-25 04:39:38
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