Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Pete Su wrote: > > Heh. JOBO reels are cursed for me. The two times I lost film to processing > mistakes were both with my Jobo tank. The last time this happened, I chucked > the reels and center core down the hallway and broke a lot of plastic. :-) > > Pete > I understand you can with an adaptor use metal Hewes reels in a Jobo. The 220 reels I've set myself up with in the past months all said Jobo on the box but were Hewes (made in England) reels stamped into the metal. \ http://www.hewes.co.uk/product.htm They have thicker wire just like the 35mm Hewes reels have thicker wire which take a lickin and keeps on tickin. and are easier to load. And make me smile in the dark. Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.markrabiner.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html