[pure-silver] Re: loading med format steel reels
- From: "Koch, Gerald" <gkoch02@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2006 09:33:35 -0400
At least one manufacturer used to market a guide to help load 120 reels.
This consisted of a curved sheet of SS about 4 inches long with two
opposite edges bent up to hold the film. This provided just enough
cupping of the film so that the film would fit between the reel spirals.
As the film came off the guide it would flatten out so that it was now
trapped between the spirals. It also prevented the film from kinking.
This made loading really simple. Perhaps you could find one in a camera
store that still has older stock or on ebay.
The guide looked like this when viewed on edge except that the bottom
was slightly curved instead of flat as in the diagram.
/_______________________\
BTW, as opposed to the 35mm reels, it almost impossible to bend the
stout wire used in the 120 reels. Even if you should drop one.
Jerry
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[mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Shannon Stoney
Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2006 1:55 PM
To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [pure-silver] loading med format steel reels
I have a collection of four assorted steel reels for medium format
film. I got them used at a camera store at different times.
Sometimes the film goes onto them perfectly, but sometimes it's
really hard and I have to back up and start over several times. When
this happens, frequently little crescent moon shapes appear on the
film after it's processed. Am I doing something wrong, or do I need
to get new reels?
--shannon
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