[Leica] Loading Patterson reels OT

[John Collier <jbcollier@home.com>]

In which the author revels just how ignorant he is.

As you all know I have been doing my own B&W processing this last little
while and I have appreciated all the advice from this list. I have had,
however, one nagging problem with loading my Patterson reels (my apologies
to all you who feel this is heresy). Finally I loaded the darn things in the
light with a practice roll. My problem was, other than the obvious, with
loading the reel and having the film curling against the curvature of the
reel channels. Now that I have started loading with the film curling in the
same direction as the curvature of the reel it is slick and fast.

I hesitated posting this for obvious reasons but maybe someone out there was
dropped on their heads as often as I was in my youth.

John Collier