Why did my camera count 36 shots on a 24-exposure film roll?
Asked 3/17/2023
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I used a Ricoh XR-2 with manual film advance and thought I finished a 36-exposure roll, but after removing it I realized the film was actually a 24-exposure roll. The camera did not stop me at 24, and I was able to rewind the film back into the canister normally. Does this mean the film was damaged, or would the last frames be badly overexposed?
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The Ricoh XR2 is designed to automatically prevent you from doing what you said you did. You would only be able to do that if you were using the multiple exposure feature in the camera.
I suspect the film was incorrectly loaded and none of the frames were ever exposed. There really is no other explanation for what you describe. You could probably load it again and use the same roll. Next time watch the rewind knob for movement as you wind each frame.
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On a Ricoh XR-2, this usually points to the film not being properly engaged on the take-up spool rather than 12 extra exposures being made on the same frame. The camera is designed to prevent this unless you were intentionally using its multiple-exposure feature.
If the film was loaded incorrectly, the frame counter can still advance even though the film itself never moved, which means none of the frames were actually exposed. A good check next time is to watch the rewind knob as you advance the film; if it turns, the film is moving through the camera.
So the most likely outcome is not that the last frame got 12 exposures, but that the roll was never transported correctly and may still be unexposed. In that case, you may be able to reload and use the roll again.
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