Chance Shirley

>Did the jams happen early on in the roll? Yes, on the first or second take of the roll. >That would indicate a loading issue. Hmm. I THOUGHT I knew what I was doing. Maybe not. >Did this happen while shooting at something other than 24fps? Nope, we've been shooting 24fps the whole shoot. >What was the nature of the jam? Did you lose your loop and find one of the two loop latches (usually the lower one) popped open? Lost the loop, but didn't notice either of the latches being open. >Was there any tearing or accordioning of the film? The film had slipped off the core at some point and filled the mag willy nilly, so there was some accordioning. Didn't notice any tearing. Thanks for taking the time to analyze this. -Chance

I loaded the mag personally. I always set the loop at 15 or 16 visible perfs, which is what I've read is correct in the Aaton literature. Both jams did happen on the same mag. I'll be careful to note which one next time and have it serviced if it happens again. Thanks for the info... -Chance

I'm working on a feature that we're shooting on my Aaton LTR-54. It's the first big project I've used the camera on, and I've been happy with it so far. However, the camera mag got jammed twice yesterday, and both times we were shooting exteriors in cold weather, maybe 30 degrees F. Is this a common problem? If so, does anyone know of any workarounds? Thanks... -Chance Birmingham, AL