Re: re: 116 film

--- Guy Glorieux <guy.glorieux@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> George L Smyth wrote:
>
> > --- John Yeo <jonnieo@thegrid.net> wrote:
> > > A 116 spool is not the same size as a 120 spool.
> >
> > Right - to use 120 you need to unwind the film, then wind it onto the 116
> > spool.
> >
>
> George,
>
> I don't think that you can do that. Since the 120 film/paper is smaller than
> the 116 spool, you will get light leaks from the space between the side of
> the 116 spool and the side of the 120 film/paper. Unless, of course, you
> load the camera in total darkness immediately after having wound it on the
> 116 spool AND that you unload it in total darkness directly from your camera
> into your processing tank.
>
> Of course, if you have 116 paper, then you can tape you film emulsion to the
> 116 paper and wind it on the 116 spool. The paper will go to the very edge
> of the spool and protect your emulsion.

Yup, I do it in the dark - unroll the film, roll it back onto the larger roll,
then load the camera. After a few dozen times, it gets pretty easy. <g>

Cheers -

george

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Received on Wed Oct 24 19:35:20 2001