Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/24

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Subject: [Leica] Re: OT: Developing reels: a Saga
From: Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 17:29:05 -0800

At 04:31 PM 2/24/2002 -0800, Pete Su wrote:

>Some background: I'm not the most dextrous person on the planet. I just can't
>abide any scheme for loading that involves trimming the negatives with high
>precision. Plastic reels *can* work well with 120 film *if* you can trim them
>so the corners don't get caught on the reel and jam things. But I just 
>can't do
>this.


Pete,

I use my JOBO system for all sizes of film. I do not cut the corners of my 
120 & 220 film. I do cut off the glue on 220 but on 120 I just load it from 
the non glue end.

On 220, in the dark, it is impossible to cut the glue/tape off at a right 
angle cut. Mine always go in one odd direction or the other. But that makes 
no difference either. Once the film is in the reel a few inches, rotating 
the reel sides while helping the film with your thumbs, the film goes right 
in. I load two 120 films or one 220 roll on one reel. I don't do anything 
special. Use a film end that has no glue/tape residue and it goes right in.

I've done this for many many hundreds, perhaps thousands of rolls with only 
the occasional hiccup. But for sheer ease, stainless steel reels are the 
best. Which is what I use for slow film in Rodinal. 35mm or 120.

Maybe it just takes lots of practice. But if I can do it, anybody can do it...

:)

Jim

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