Re[2]: [Leica] Bottle Opener?/flame war ;-)

[pchefurka@plaintree.com]

Re: accidental double exposures:

As others have mentioned here, tearing off the leader of
the exposed rolls is the answer.  When I was shooting
miles and miles of bulk-load HP5 as a freelance newsie
I always used this trick.  It saves having the whole
roll unwind on the darkroom floor if you drop it during
spooling, too.

The only real problem with this technique is if you're
bulk loading, and re-using cassettes over and over.
There is more risk of scratches when the film passes
through the cassette lips three times instead of
twice.

Paul Chefurka