Loading Film Into A 60 Mm Camera
| Field | Photography |
| Went Obsolete | 1950s? |
| Made Obsolete By | 35mm cameras |
| Knowledge Assumed | Knowledge of operating a usually dual-eyed large box photocamera |
| When useful | There are still quite a few hobbyists using 60mm film |
For pictures, see: http://www.camerapedia.org/wiki/Yashica_Mat-124G(approve sites) Prying out bottom-roll of the film and mounting that in the top of the compartment. Then getting the new roll of film, putting that in the bottom of the camera. You'd have to manually insert the top of the film in the top-roller. The manual crank on the side of the camera drives the top-roller.
A magical “stop here” mark had to be carefully adjusted to a mark in the inside of the camera. Then you shut the camera, and turn crank until it automagically stops.
