al__

Someone was searching for a film splitter under $100? The China Boy

splitters are $25. I've been using one since last August. 14 rolls of

Fujicolor-100 thru it so far.

Martin:

Good luck with the new format.

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al

Fuji Super HR comes in a variety of thicknesses. Only the thinnest

stocks should be used in a Minox IMHO.

Your film wasn't harder, it was thicker.

The drag that occurred in your film splitter is the same drag that

will occur as you pull thick stock through the fabric light traps of

the cassette. And each time you advance 5mil thick stock (HR-21)

through your Minox, you decrease the amount of time till the next

trip to the repair shop. If you load 7mil stock (CF-100) you'll never

be able to get off the first shot because your camera will make a

sound like it bit a rock. Then jam tight. If this is what you have,

you can still use it in a Minolta-16P, or GaMi-16.

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Here are the safest stock numbers for Super HR/Minox:

HR-38 16mmx65.5m(125 ft) thickness 2.5mils.

HR-70 35mmx65.5m.........thickness 2.5mils.

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Al Doyle

In "Roman Holiday" that's Van Heflin using an Echo-8.

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al

Minox MX?

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Would you still wrestle with varied lighting conditions using a

single aperture and shutter speed, if the camera didn't say Minox on

the nameplate?