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Subject: Re: [Leica] Now bulk loading
From: "Roland Smith" <roland@dnai.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 22:19:59 -0700
References: <18628901-B953-11D7-8D3A-000A95857E92@twcny.rr.com>

I have been bulk loading film since the middle 1950s and have never had
light leak in a cassette or have a cassette come apart.

I have six bulk loaders in the refrigerator with as many types of black and
white film, pan F, FP 4, HP 5, 2479, Plus X and another I can't recall.

Roland Smith
Oakland, California
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Ernest Nitka" <enitka@twcny.rr.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 12:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Now bulk loading


> I have come to the same conclusion - that while it is satisfying to the
> soul to say you rolled your own - there are enough variables in getting
> a decent picture why hope that the cannisters are light tight, etc.
> Ilford makes HP5+ in 36, 24 and even 12 exposure rolls so this helps if
> someone just needs a short short roll. The only difference is that the
> self roll canisters can come apart at time of developement by hand
> whereas commercial cannisters require a beer bottle opener - but then
> again what self respecting darkroom wouldn't have a beer bottle opener
> anyway!!  :)
>
> ernie
> On Friday, July 18, 2003, at 02:17 PM, bdcolen wrote:
>
> > First, one buys a bulk loader - maybe the Watson - $17.99 at B&H
> > Then one buys a changing bag - price it yourself. ;-)
> > Then one buys film, preferably in 100 foot rolls...
> > Tri-X is about $22 for 100 feet of USAW - plenty good...
> > Then one buys empty cartridges....I haven't done this for a while, but
> > I
> > think they were about $.30 a piece....
> >
> > You will get about 18 36 exposure rolls out of 100 feet of
> > Tri-X...which
> > is $1.22 per roll - plus the $.30 for the cart, means a cost of about
> > $1.52 per roll...(The bulk loader and bag are cheap enough so you can
> > leave them out of the equation..;-) )
> >
> > Now - if you do your own processing, obviously you can reuse the carts
> > -
> > if not...
> >
> > Loading the carts is a piece of cake - busy work which, as Martin
> > points
> > out, makes watching t.v. almost worthwhile.
> >
> > BUT - there will come a time when you will discover scratches on a bulk
> > loaded cart....
> >
> > So bulk loading definitely saves money. However...A fifty-roll pack of
> > imported Tri-X (I never buy anything else) from B&H works out to $2.19
> > per roll - or apx $.79 per roll more than bulk loading. And while I am
> > not into flushing money down the toilet, I'd rather pop open that cute
> > little plastic garbage can and take out a Kodak-rolled roll, than go
> > through the loading process.
> >
> > B. D.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Phong
> > Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 1:22 PM
> > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > Subject: RE: [Leica] Lagavulin and focussing Noctilux and 75 Summilux
> > in
> > lowlight - Now bulk loading
> >
> >
> > Ok, so I'll ask the question(s).
> > How does one go about bulk loading ?
> > What equipment does one need to bulk load ?
> > What film is available to bulk load ?
> > What kind of savings are we talking about?
> >
> > One of the benefits of digital is to be able
> > to shoot more (as with hand loading one's
> > own ammunition, you don't actually save money,
> > you just end up shooting more). I wouldn't mind
> > doing same with film.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > - Phong
> >
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> >> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Bill
> >> Harting
> >> Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 12:56 PM
> >> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Lagavulin and focussing Noctilux and 75 Summilux
> >> in lowlight
> >>
> >>
> >> Bulk loadin is the secret.
> >>
> >>
> >> bh (bulkloading since 1967)
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Martin Howard" <mvhoward@mac.com>
> >> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> >> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 10:00 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Lagavulin and focussing Noctilux and 75 Summilux
> > in
> >> lowlight
> >>
> >>
> >>> Mark Rabiner wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Pick up a couple, three four bricks of ten twenty rolls each.
> >>>
> >>> Bulk load.  The savings are tremendous and provides an evening's
> >>> entertainment when there is nothing on the TV.  Which is pretty much
> >
> >>> any evening.
> >>>
> >>> M.
> >>>
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