Any auto way of loading 120 on spools?

[alwin_meyer]

Hello,

 

Somewhat late reply from another angle. I used both Paterson and Jobo plastic reels in a developing bag. I lived in the Middle-East and in the heat, when your lower arms perspire, the bag becomes a sauna and plastic reels become very difficult to load with 120 film indeed.

 

Hewes stainless steel reels are much easier to load in hot and damp circumstances. I bought a set and managed to load them the first time correctly without any practicing since I was too impatient because of my irritation about the other reels.

 

I did as suggested in other replies. Keep the reel on the table and guide the film slightly curved, to keep it straight, into the spool and do not force anything. I did not attach the filmm to the center of the spool.

 

My order of preference for 120 film is hewes, paterson and jobo. For 135 film it is the other way round.

 

Cheers, Alwin

[ric1]

Hi,

 

Hewes stainless steel reels? - i'm relatively new to Medium Format?

 

How many types of steel reel are there, please - and how do you know which is which?

 

Sounds like the Hewes are loaded from the outside while the other steel type is loaded from the centre?

 

This is an interesting Medium Format subject, i'm surprised it does not warrant its own web page / FAQ, etc?

 

Thanks,

 

Ric

[ric1]

ps. this is what i found so far - are these all loaded the same way, please?

 

Thanks,

 

Ric

 

 

 

1). Hewes Stainless Steel

 

http://www.samys.com/images/products/hewehw120.jpg

 

 

2). Hewes Heavy Duty Steel Reel

 

http://www.adorama.com/DKR220HD.html

 

 

3). DotLine Steel Reel

 

http://www.samys.com/images/products/dotldl011r3.jpg

 

 

4). Kindermann Steel Reel

 

http://www.calumetphoto.com/item/KD1000/

 

 

5). Calumet-Hewes Reel

 

http://www.calumetphoto.co.uk/item/577-171B/

 

 

6). Jobo Steel Uni Reel

 

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/216392-REG/Jobo_1566_Stainless_Steel_Uni_Reel_120.html

 

 

 

7). Adorama Steel Reel

 

http://www.adorama.com/DKR120.html

[waite_watson]

Has anyone here EVER seen a post, "Help!I'm having trouble loading my Kodacraft film apron"!?? I thought NOT!

 

Now how many posts there the other wayS (platic & stainless) 'round?

[ric1]

Well, um, i went through the mill with this one, just like everybody else, i guess: i tried loading onto metal and got into a *real mess* - big time. Then i tried the aprons - they worked fine but there was a tendency for liquid to get trapped right at the bottom of the film/apron, and to leave a sort of faint, chemical 'water mark', i seem to recall. Then i switched back over to the metal spirals, and practiced, and practiced, and slowly worked out a way of loading them which worked (for me) - in that, i avoid the centre spring, desigined to hold the film steady, like the plague: because 9/10 times, it will squew the film loading process; my spiral has TAIWAN stamped on it.

 

all this brings tears to my eyes, because i have only one, humble short life, and at the moment that is chock full with trying to complete / edit (not to mention home-transfer)an 8mm ciné film: but hopefully over the summer, i will be out there again with tripod and trusty Kiev 60, click-clunking away contentedly :)

 

hope this helps?

 

Ric