Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ed- I did NOT know this!! I'm currently using a Patterson tank, and was going to invest in Kinderman tanks and Hewes reels! Now (hopefully) I can just buy the reels!! Do you know any part #'s for the bigger core models? Bob (loves the way the patterson tank spills all over him) Keene > >Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 18:50:09 +0000 >From: Ed Buziak <ed.buziak@camera-and-darkroom.co.uk> >Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: please bring me up to date > >Bob, > >You may not be aware of this, but Hewes (a British company for others who >haven't heard of them before) have recently started manufacturing their 35mm >and 120 reels with a slightly wider core which allows the central filler >tube of Jobo and Paterson inversion/rotary tanks to fit snugly. I've changed >over from plastic to the real stuff (stainless-steel) in the past few months >and have never had a mis-load or kinked film since (or bromide streaking >from 2-bath development) . Afficionados can wind two 35s back-to-back in >them too! > >Ed Buziak / Publisher >"Camera & Darkroom" > >ed.buziak@camera-and-darkroom.co.uk > >* Web site under construction *