The Rolleiflex T does not have the film sensor mechanism to advance the film to the frame number 1 automatically, you need to align the film paper back arrows with the two red dots at the camera body. When you advance the film from this position, the film sensor in the upper film spool chamber -a wheel with an eccentric axis- measures the upper film spool thickness and when it perceives the thickness is enough, the film counter is engaged changing to the number 1. If the wheel mechanism in the upper film spool chamber is not clean or there is something wrong about it, it can fail to advance the film counter to the frame 1. Carlos --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list