Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]what i usually do it to punch a hole in the end of the film, trim off the edges, put it on the spool, put the case on. then, inside the harrisson tent, i extend the film long enough to put the canister in its slot and ensure the teeth on the counter engage the film holes. i then close it up and take it out of the film tent. so the last picture is always safe. - -rei > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Martin > > Howard > > Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 2:36 PM > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Subject: [Leica] Bulk loading (long!) > > > > > > Some people don't light daylight bulk loaders and say that you should > > bulk load in total darkness. The reason for this is that the bit of > > film that you (in daylight) tape to the film cassette core is going to > > be damaged by daylight. They argue that the last frame/frames of any > > roll is going to be damaged by daylight and therefore that you always > > have to reshoot the last frame on any roll -- or risk loosing an award > > winning picture. > > > > In practice, I find that this is not a problem. First off, I rarely > > shoot award-winning pictures at the end of rolls (actually, I rarely > > shoot award-winning pictures, period). Secondly, if done right, the > > amount of film which is damaged by daylight during bulk loading will > > never see the film gate -- because the distance between the cassette > > core and the film gate in a camera -- and thus will never be a issue in > > any case. > > > > Finally, if you're totally paranoid about this, it's simply overcome by > > loading a few extra frames on your rolls (say 38-40 frames) but to stop > > shooting when your frame counter shows 36. That way, you're guaranteed > > that the last frame to see the film gate in the camera has been kept in > > total darkness all the time. - -- Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com Ridgewood, New Jersey - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html