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PostPosted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 9:41 pm    Post subject: Bulk roll film 35mm Reply with quote

Hello !
Does somebody has experience using 35mm film in big rolls that has to be charged in the darkroom in reloadable cassettes ? ?


PostPosted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 10:47 pm    Post subject: Re: Bulk roll film 35mm Reply with quote

yinyangbt wrote:
Hello !
Does somebody has experience using 35mm film in big rolls that has to be charged in the darkroom in reloadable cassettes ? ?


Yes I was/am using this:-

http://www.ebay.com/sch/sis.html?_nkw=Watson+35mm+Bulk+Film+Loader+Model+100+

Many moons ago I bought some B/W movie film (well I think it was as it was about 100ft in a can)


PostPosted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 11:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I am using exclusively B&W bulk film only , loader works well have care about filling casette. Put on table a factory film and look which side is emulsion , other ways easy to fill to wrong direction.Compressed air also helps to clean cassettes before fill them. I have 20-30 cassettes usually I fill them at same time and put them after to freezer.


PostPosted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 12:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

TONS of experience. I've used 100-foot to 2,000-foot spools. Check out these how-to videos I made if you need some additional insights:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W35V3cEsTF8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeLpio6IjTM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOU-AnL7j98


PostPosted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Teo, I started to do it only recently, but it's very easy.
If you have a changing bag you'll be able to load the bulk film into the bulk loader also in daylight.

@David: great idea your videos, thanks for sharing!


PostPosted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 12:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

what is meant by "big rolls"? 30,5m (100ft) roll is a standard which fits into normal bulk loaders and means no problem. however you can buy 400ft, 1000ft or even longer rolls of cinematography film and that is a challenge for butterfingers like me:)


PostPosted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 10:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

berraneck wrote:
what is meant by "big rolls"? 30,5m (100ft) roll is a standard which fits into normal bulk loaders and means no problem. however you can buy 400ft, 1000ft or even longer rolls of cinematography film and that is a challenge for butterfingers like me:)

As a newbie in bulk film , I meant ,of course 30,5m Laughing


PostPosted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

yinyangbt wrote:
As a newbie in bulk film , I meant ,of course 30,5m Laughing
then no reason to worry about anything;)


PostPosted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I use various size bulk rolls, mostly 30m but also 153m (Pan F 50) and 120m (Kodak Vision2 movie films). I just load by hand in the dark, I find it pretty easy, just takes a little practice. I use reloadable canisters mostly but sometimes I use old recycled canisters to be able to take advantage of their DX codes, I have several compact cameras that set film speed only by DX.


PostPosted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
I use various size bulk rolls, mostly 30m but also 153m (Pan F 50) and 120m (Kodak Vision2 movie films). I just load by hand in the dark, I find it pretty easy, just takes a little practice. I use reloadable canisters mostly but sometimes I use old recycled canisters to be able to take advantage of their DX codes, I have several compact cameras that set film speed only by DX.

apart from ebay is there any place where can be found cheaper ?


PostPosted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

yinyangbt wrote:

apart from ebay is there any place where can be found cheaper ?


Yes, check and compare some of these sites:

http://www.westernphoto.it/
http://www.macodirect.de/
http://www.fotomatica.it/

there are others, these are the first that came to mind.


PostPosted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

http://freestylephoto.biz/ and Ebay of course.


PostPosted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 10:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks, good links!