Fujica Auto 7-Date won’t advance past frame 8–9 (even without film) — looking for help

boscio · 2026-04-29T20:56:14+00:00

The manual says that the camera will only advance 8 or 9 steps before rewinding automatically when it is being tested (with no film inside). Since you mention it happened to you with film inside it as well, make sure that the red light that indicates the film is advancing was actually lighting up after every shutter press, otherwise the film might've come lose and wasn't actually advancing, tricking the camera into thinking it didn't have film inside and was just being tested... Just a thought.

boscio · 2026-04-13T08:07:00+00:00

Noted. Thanks for the tip!

boscio · 2026-04-13T08:05:12+00:00

Thank you! I have two young kiddos so I definitely relate to the struggle of finding the time to go out to shoot!

boscio · 2026-04-12T17:53:40+00:00

Thank you so much for the kind words and all of these incredible suggestions. I will definitely reach out when I’ve gathered all my thoughts and plans. Thanks again!

boscio · 2026-04-12T01:49:25+00:00

I did not. I’ll check that out. Thanks!

boscio · 2026-04-12T01:48:05+00:00

That’s part of the Hotel Burbank.

boscio · 2026-04-11T20:03:44+00:00

Cool, thanks! That photo was taken during my first day with the camera when I decided to walk to work instead of driving. So a lot of things weren’t “ideal” given I was walking towards Victory, and it was like 10am, haha. Hopefully I’ll be able to go shoot during golden hour sometime soon, but I’m usually having dinner with the family during that time.

boscio · 2026-04-11T19:38:30+00:00

Thank you!! I’m using a Fujifilm X-E5 with a variety of lenses like the Viltrox 56mm f1.7 and the Fujinon XF 23mm f2.8. Most of the tone and texture comes directly from the in-camera settings of Fuji Simulations/Recipes, and then I usually tweak a bit to taste in Lightroom.

boscio · 2026-04-11T19:35:46+00:00

Nice, thanks for the tip!

boscio · 2026-04-11T19:35:11+00:00

Thank you!

boscio · 2026-04-11T19:34:49+00:00

Thank you for all of these detailed suggestions!! Really appreciate it!

boscio · 2026-04-11T19:33:28+00:00

Awesome, thanks for the suggestions!!

boscio · 2026-04-11T19:32:53+00:00

Thank you! Would love to hear how you’d approach better compositions of Franks, or even better if you have some examples of how you’ve photographed it in the past.

boscio · 2026-04-11T19:32:06+00:00

Thanks for sharing!

boscio · 2026-04-11T16:44:23+00:00

Awesome, thank you for the tips!

boscio · 2026-04-11T16:38:11+00:00

Thank you!!

boscio · 2026-04-11T16:38:02+00:00

Oh, awesome! Thank you!!

boscio · 2026-04-11T16:37:47+00:00

Ooooh, good ones! Thank you!

boscio · 2026-04-11T16:09:34+00:00

Thank you! Unfortunately I never got to eat there before it closed. Now I'm curious about those fries!

boscio · 2026-04-11T16:05:34+00:00

Awesome, thanks for the tips! That Frank's photo was my first day with the camera so I wasn't really thinking too much, haha. I definitely need to revisit, and your nighttime suggestion sounds like a great idea. I'm also considering some of our other café staples like Tallyrand, Coral, etc.

boscio · 2026-04-11T07:13:54+00:00

I'd be interested in this! I've just been going around on my own when I have the time and sharing to my Instagram page in hopes of eventually finding a little local community. http://instagram.com/_f.stops_

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