Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 6:58 am Post subject: |
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Neil Purling wrote:
I sympathise with your problems loading 35mm.
Are the little ball bearings at the entry of the spiral free to move about? Just a thought.
If you want a real pain in the rectal area try loading 120 Shanghai GP3 into Paterson Spirals. It has more curl than a clock spring, even when processed & dried! _________________ Leica IIIa c/w 50/3.5 Elmar and several Soviet lenses: J12, J8, Ind 22 & Ind 61LD
Nikon FE with 55/3.5 Micro-Nikkor, 50/1.8 Nikkor AIS 'pancake' and 50mm f2 Arsat-H (nikon AI)
Praktica MTL5 with 30mm f3.5 Lydith, 50/2.9 Meritar, 50mm f2.8 Domiplan, 50mm f3.5 Industar, 58mm Helios & 55mm f1.8 Takumar
Yashica Mat TLR
4x5 Crown Graphic with 6" Beck Biplanat rapid-rectilinear in a Copal #1 & 127mm f4.7 Ektar in Supermatic shutter. |