Topic: Difficulty removing film from Yashica 635

[Glen]

I am having a great time shooting with my lovely Yashica 635 TLR, but I find that when I have finished a roll of film and go to remove it, I have a bit of a struggle to get the spool out. (seems to bind...a pretty tight fit, no matter how many different spools I try, both old and new) It's fine when it is in place; (spins easily) is only difficult to remove. I suppose my pudgy fingers don't help matters any, but I just wonder if there is a knack to getting it out easily. I pull out the spool stud knob fully, but still, due to the angle the spool needs to be at to come out of there, it wants to get hung up. Is there a trick to this?

Thanks,
Glen

[f6point3]

I used to have a Yashica-D, and experienced some of that, too.  I read about a trick in an old Kodak Brownie manual, believe it or not, that worked for me:  have the backing paper's end tab and the adhesive seal sticking out, so you can grip them both on either side of the film, and pull carefully.  It should work for you, too.

Pete

Here's the link to the manual I'm referencing, go to p. 11 in the pdf and you'll see a picture of the film removal.
http://www.cameramanuals.org/kodak_pdf/kodak_brownie_2_2a.pdf

[Francois]

On my YashicaMat, I pull the spring loaded button and rotate it ¼ turn. This makes it lock open. Much easier to pull out the film then. And if you slowly rotate the film winder, there will be a point where the film will come out much more easily.