Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/01/23

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Subject: Re: Memory Jogger
From: Arnold Don Abravanel <arniea@ibm.net>
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 13:07:03 GMT

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.
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Arnold Don Abravanel
arniea@loop.com