Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have come to the same conclusion - that while it is satisfying to the soul to say you rolled your own - there are enough variables in getting a decent picture why hope that the cannisters are light tight, etc. Ilford makes HP5+ in 36, 24 and even 12 exposure rolls so this helps if someone just needs a short short roll. The only difference is that the self roll canisters can come apart at time of developement by hand whereas commercial cannisters require a beer bottle opener - but then again what self respecting darkroom wouldn't have a beer bottle opener anyway!! :) ernie On Friday, July 18, 2003, at 02:17 PM, bdcolen wrote: > First, one buys a bulk loader - maybe the Watson - $17.99 at B&H > Then one buys a changing bag - price it yourself. ;-) > Then one buys film, preferably in 100 foot rolls... > Tri-X is about $22 for 100 feet of USAW - plenty good... > Then one buys empty cartridges....I haven't done this for a while, but > I > think they were about $.30 a piece.... > > You will get about 18 36 exposure rolls out of 100 feet of > Tri-X...which > is $1.22 per roll - plus the $.30 for the cart, means a cost of about > $1.52 per roll...(The bulk loader and bag are cheap enough so you can > leave them out of the equation..;-) ) > > Now - if you do your own processing, obviously you can reuse the carts > - > if not... > > Loading the carts is a piece of cake - busy work which, as Martin > points > out, makes watching t.v. almost worthwhile. > > BUT - there will come a time when you will discover scratches on a bulk > loaded cart.... > > So bulk loading definitely saves money. However...A fifty-roll pack of > imported Tri-X (I never buy anything else) from B&H works out to $2.19 > per roll - or apx $.79 per roll more than bulk loading. And while I am > not into flushing money down the toilet, I'd rather pop open that cute > little plastic garbage can and take out a Kodak-rolled roll, than go > through the loading process. > > B. D. > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Phong > Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 1:22 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: RE: [Leica] Lagavulin and focussing Noctilux and 75 Summilux > in > lowlight - Now bulk loading > > > Ok, so I'll ask the question(s). > How does one go about bulk loading ? > What equipment does one need to bulk load ? > What film is available to bulk load ? > What kind of savings are we talking about? > > One of the benefits of digital is to be able > to shoot more (as with hand loading one's > own ammunition, you don't actually save money, > you just end up shooting more). I wouldn't mind > doing same with film. > > Thanks, > > - Phong > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Bill >> Harting >> Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 12:56 PM >> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Lagavulin and focussing Noctilux and 75 Summilux >> in lowlight >> >> >> Bulk loadin is the secret. >> >> >> bh (bulkloading since 1967) >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Martin Howard" <mvhoward@mac.com> >> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 10:00 PM >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Lagavulin and focussing Noctilux and 75 Summilux > in >> lowlight >> >> >>> Mark Rabiner wrote: >>> >>>> Pick up a couple, three four bricks of ten twenty rolls each. >>> >>> Bulk load. The savings are tremendous and provides an evening's >>> entertainment when there is nothing on the TV. Which is pretty much > >>> any evening. >>> >>> M. >>> >>> -- >>> To unsubscribe, see >>> http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >>> >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe, see >> http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >> > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html