Thanks! Alas, you cannot change the ISO for the camera. The ISO dial on the side is meant to remind you of what the ISO of the film in the camera is. To get the proper exposure, you’ll need to use a handheld light meter or one that can clip into the cold shoe on the camera. Or you need to familiarize yourself with the Sunny 16 rule for the ISO of the film you are using.
If it is not advancing beyond the 12, it sounds like you may still need to shoot the 12th frame on your roll of film. The number it stops at is which frame still needs to be shot. If you have already shot the 12th frame, try releasing the shutter again, but with the lens cap on so you do not create a double exposure, and see if you can advance the film and roll it completely up onto the uptake reel so you can remove it from the camera and take it to be developed. (Don't forget a piece of tape to seal the roll so it doesn't unravel and get accidentally exposed before it's developed.) Normally, when you open the camera to remove/add film, is when the frame counter will reset. Hopefully this will help. If it still won't let you advance the roll, I may suggest taking it to a camera shop and see what they recommend or see if they can unjam it for you.
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thanks! this helped a bunch, just got a yashica C this week :)
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Great video, thanks. How do you adjust the iso?
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Alas, you cannot change the ISO for the camera. The ISO dial on the side is meant to remind you of what the ISO of the film in the camera is. To get the proper exposure, you’ll need to use a handheld light meter or one that can clip into the cold shoe on the camera. Or you need to familiarize yourself with the Sunny 16 rule for the ISO of the film you are using.
I've taken my first roll and I'm ready to load my second roll. How do I reset the counter? Mine is 12 and won't advance?
If it is not advancing beyond the 12, it sounds like you may still need to shoot the 12th frame on your roll of film. The number it stops at is which frame still needs to be shot.
If you have already shot the 12th frame, try releasing the shutter again, but with the lens cap on so you do not create a double exposure, and see if you can advance the film and roll it completely up onto the uptake reel so you can remove it from the camera and take it to be developed. (Don't forget a piece of tape to seal the roll so it doesn't unravel and get accidentally exposed before it's developed.) Normally, when you open the camera to remove/add film, is when the frame counter will reset.
Hopefully this will help. If it still won't let you advance the roll, I may suggest taking it to a camera shop and see what they recommend or see if they can unjam it for you.
Film camera
Yup. 120 film.