Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You need something like a Watson daylight loading device (I have spares) You need empty cassettes (B&H) TriX is about $23 for 100', many other films available at similar prices (B&H) I make about 19 or 20 35-exposure rolls (for Print-File page storage convenience, 7x5-frame strips) per 100-foot. That costs, after the initial investment, a little more than $1.15 a roll, the way I do it. (Then I use HC110 at half dilution B and that's cheap, too, and good results, to my eye) bill h - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phong" <phong@doan-ltd.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 1:22 PM 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. > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html