Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> I have Nikkor and Simmons (IIRC) steel reels and have used them for over > 30 years without a problem. The trick, I suppose, is not to drop them. ;^) > > Walker > I used Nikkor and Simmons Omega and what have you reels from 1965 to 1995. I'd go to the camera store and pick up a few backs of paper, some Dektol and a reel or two. Usually one. Like one a month. They were on the list of expendables. I actually had a shopping form on my darkroom wall which had reels right in there as a thing to check off and how many and what kind. So if that's true than that's 12x30 360! X 5 bucks that's $1800! My first M6! I'd leave some room for some leeway though! :) Then I found out about Hewes reels from Marc James Small I think around 1995. For much bucks I invested into them as I needed 16 220's and 8 35mm's. At 18 bucks a pop. So that's 432 bucks worth of reels! One less thing on my laundry list though. A pleasure to deal with in the dark; as well as the light. Get Hewes. You're loosing money not buying them. Mark Rabiner Photography Portland Oregon http://rabinergroup.com/