Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/01/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I will definitly try your technique. It is simple and complete. Arnold At 07:30 AM 1/22/97 -0500, you wrote: >>Any tricks for remembering what film is in your camera?? If I load film in a >>M3, lllA, or any other camera that does not have an ASA indicator, I >>sometimes do not remmber whats in it if I do not complete a roll, and put it >>away for a period of time. >>Arnold Don Abravanel >>arniea@loop.com > >A long time back I developed a system to try to solve this problem. I use >strips of masking tape (Craftsman makes a nice white version) about 2" >long. I stick these on the back of the camera(s) and write the film, date >loaded, and camera on the strip. I can also make brief notes as I go thru >the roll. When I'm finished I pull of the strip and afix it to the >cartridge. In the darkroom I pull the strip off the cartridge and stick it >down on a page of my lab-book, along with the development and filing data. >This system has worked pretty well for me for years. It'svery useful,of >course, if you're using three or four cameras a tthe same time. Hope this >has been helpful. > > > > Arnold Don Abravanel arniea@loop.com