It had to happen soomer or later. I thought maybe I’ll accidentally expose the film to light or get the development times wrong. Perhaps a dud developer or even film (does that even happen?). There had to be one roll that did not develop for one of those reasons. I never expected what actually happened today although now that I think about it should be the most likely dud roll cause. The entire 36 exposures free spun, never moving past the film lead that’s exposed on a new roll. Ayeee.

A few days ago I loaded a 400TX in my Minolta SRT 201. I don’t recall doing anything differently or being in a hurry. I was sure I loaded it just fine but I must have made some mistake. I’m just glad that the roll I shot in half an hour earlier today was a test roll. As soon as I tried to rewind the film into the cassette I knew there was something wrong. I was kind of hoping it was extra smooth for some reason but in reality I knew it was a silly mistake. Even so, I developed it and wasn’t susprised to find a blank roll come out. I think I’ll keep it as a reminder.

Lesson of the day; do not try to squeese an extra frame out of your film. Load it properly in the open and be happy with the 36 frames.