Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/07/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > >I bulkload odd films like movie-tock (Super XX, Agfapan 250 and Tech-Pan). >Rather than use a bulk loader I go into the darkroom and just unwind the >film >out of the can, extend my arms fully and chop of the film. > Many years ago I was stationed on an Air Force Base that had C-130's with a primary mission of photo-mapping as much of the world as possible. I was fortunate enough to know an individual who worked in the film lab and he gave me a 400' roll of Plus-X. I shot a LOT of pictures with that roll of film and I used exactly the same technique you describe; extend the arms and cut. I now own three different bulk loaders and at least one will load the Leica cassettes which I have a number of..... all for screw-mount bodies. My father used another technique to measure his bulk film: He had two nails driven into the inside door frame of a closet. He stretched the film between the two nail heads and cut. (The nails were on the back-side of the frame so no one would hurt themselves.)