Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 04:31 PM 2/24/2002 -0800, Pete Su wrote: >Some background: I'm not the most dextrous person on the planet. I just can't >abide any scheme for loading that involves trimming the negatives with high >precision. Plastic reels *can* work well with 120 film *if* you can trim them >so the corners don't get caught on the reel and jam things. But I just >can't do >this. Pete, I use my JOBO system for all sizes of film. I do not cut the corners of my 120 & 220 film. I do cut off the glue on 220 but on 120 I just load it from the non glue end. On 220, in the dark, it is impossible to cut the glue/tape off at a right angle cut. Mine always go in one odd direction or the other. But that makes no difference either. Once the film is in the reel a few inches, rotating the reel sides while helping the film with your thumbs, the film goes right in. I load two 120 films or one 220 roll on one reel. I don't do anything special. Use a film end that has no glue/tape residue and it goes right in. I've done this for many many hundreds, perhaps thousands of rolls with only the occasional hiccup. But for sheer ease, stainless steel reels are the best. Which is what I use for slow film in Rodinal. 35mm or 120. Maybe it just takes lots of practice. But if I can do it, anybody can do it... :) Jim - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html