Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark (and Marc!) I have always kept the little film cans- I even have some of the metal ones left, and keep my film in it before and after it goes through the camera. Since I had for years, and still occasionally reload my own cartridges, and re-used them, I spared no effort to keep the felt clean and even today, blow out the cartridge and the felt lips before I reload, and have never, so far (and knock on wood) had a scratching problem. When working in the lab, since our machines drew the film from the cassette directly, I would also warn my customers to keep the film insde thcan when exposed, and that it would be less likely to pick up grit and dirt from the bottom of a camera bag or pocket! I have seen a few rolls of photos to the beach and Disney World scratched because the camera or film was idly tossed into a beach bag, and the felt picked up enough grit to make very noticable scratches on the film! Also- since film can be sensitive to hydrocarbon fumes- very prevealent around the cars we use, the airtight can serves another purpose as well! Dan (right down to the real nitty-gritty!) Post - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marc James Small" <msmall@roanoke.infi.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 5:37 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Tricks to loading reels > At 11:30 AM 2/23/2001 -0800, Mark Rabiner wrote: > > > >One more trip through the felt which has been in my pocket so there could be > >grit in it. > > > > Mark > > I'm surprised you don't carry your spare film about in your navel, so that > the felt light-traps can get gummed up with lint ... > > Marc > > msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 > Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir! > >