Don’t throw away that disposable camera, you can reload it!
Disposable cameras are a great tool for parties when you don’t want to risk destroying your point and shoot digital camera. Disposable cameras can cost as low as $2 per camera, and that’s with a roll of film!! So in case you lose it, you won’t be forced to shell out 100s of dollars for a replacement.
I understand that film is becoming harder and harder to come by nowadays, but I know there’s a group of us that are dedicated to keeping the medium alive and well.
Well recently, I decided to try this out and it works well.
What you’ll need:
- Disposable camera
- Changebag or completely dark room
- New roll of film
- Flathead screwdriver
The process:
- Make sure the film in the disposable camera is used.
- Tear the covering off of the disposable camera exposing the plastic body.
- Take the flathead screwdriver and pop open the bottom of the camera. The back should swing off.
- Take out the used exposed film. Don’t lose the takeup spool from the disposable camera and make a note of which way it was situated in the camera.
- Now comes the fun part. Get a new roll of film. Go into a completely dark room or put everything into a changebag.
- In complete darkness, completely unwind the roll of film. As you’re unwinding it, start winding it on the takeup spool. Just make sure that the spool is facing the right way. Make sure to wind it up really tightly on the spool.
- Now put the spool back full of film in the original place.
- Place the film canister with the film attached from the spool to its original place.
- Carefully snap the cover back on.
- Take it out of the dark room or the changebag and you’re ready to go!!
Have fun using your incredibly cheap camera over and over again.
