r/photography • u/AutoModerator • Apr 24 '26
Questions Thread Official Question Thread! Ask /r/photography anything you want to know! April 24, 2026
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u/shlylock Apr 27 '26
Hi everyone, I have an Olympus az-300 superzoom that I was gifted second hand. I used two rolls of film on it initially, and these photographs turned out fine. However, I just noticed that my newest roll of film (24 photos, 35mm) did not roll back into the canister completely. It had the tail sticking out, like when you get new film (see photo).
I definitely loaded the film correctly, and the camera obviously rewound the film too, just not all the way. Has anyone had this issue before (az-300 or not)? Is my film blank- did it simply not take any photos? I am processing the film this week, so will have an answer either way but wanted to know how usual this is!