Greg, I, um, feel your pain. Or perhaps you feel mine. Here I sit with a Sawyer's Mk. IV all set to shoot superslides to use, where possible, in slide shows with 24x36ers shot with my Nikons and there's no more 127 reversal film. Sorry, I'm not up to trimming 120 and attaching backing paper and and and.
Someone mentioned Film for Classics earlier in this thread. I once bought some 127 Ektachrome from them. The'd attached the film to the wrong end of the backing paper. Arrrrgh!
Um, Tim, unlike most other 127 cameras the Mk. V and its twin the Primo Jr. have no provision for rewinding the film after exposure, so I didn't put the film in the wrong, um, chamber. They're more like the big heavy TLRs that transport 120 film from feed spool to takeup spool and that's it.You just ran the roll through the wrong way. *L*
tim in san jose
Um, Tim, unlike most other 127 cameras the Mk. V and its twin the Primo Jr. have no provision for rewinding the film after exposure, so I didn't put the film in the wrong, um, chamber. They're more like the big heavy TLRs that transport 120 film from feed spool to takeup spool and that's it.
And "L" back to you.
Yours for little heavy TLRs,
Dan
I use a Nagel Vollenda and a Falcon Miniature to shoot lots of 127 and have a few others that occasionally see some use - mostly the Efke R100, but I have also used Efke's infrared 127 and cut and rolled my own from lith sheet film and rolled 35mm film of all kinds into backing paper (the Efke 400 is a particular favorite for that) - I like stand developing (45 minutes) the Efke films in Hubl's paste developer 1:60 (from Anchell's film developing cookbook)
Semeuse my good person. I have tons of 46mm single perf kodalith. Want some? It's in rolls 50 ft long I think.
Outdated but kodalith can't go too bad.
tim in san jose
I really know nothing about 127 format and cameras that use this format of films. But if it is 46mm wide film why not make your own 127 rolls from 46mm long roll films that are frequently available on eBay. Most of those are Kodak Portra NC160 or VC 160. Some of them may be 400 VC or 400 NC. Those long roll films can be had for less than $20 plus shipping. I think it will be fun to shoot those old folders with modern Kodak Portra emulsions. Correct me if I am wrong. I have some of such 46mm rolls in my fridge that I will be using on my Pentax 67II. I have modified 120 film spools for 46mm.
Why roll your own 127 roll is PITA? I roll my own 35mm x 36 from 100ft long roll films all the time. I could roll them without a film loader in a changing bag.
I have a Minolta MF film scanner. I will scan them as 6x7 then crop. I print with a Canon inkjet printer. Inkjet these days produces great prints. I understand they will fade in 10 years but I can always print again. It is a great hobby to be able to print any time you feel like to.
Why roll your own 127 roll is PITA? I roll my own 35mm x 36 from 100ft long roll films all the time. I could roll them without a film loader in a changing bag. BTW, I like Konica films. Don't let them die quietly in your freezer. I have a lot of them in 220. They are really different from Kodak Portra line of films.
Well, there is the small matter of having the backing paper and the spools.
OK that makes sense. Thanks for explaining. My plan to shoot 46mm on my P67II is actually kind of on hold. I need to have a 46mm film mask put behind the shutter curtains. It's not available from anywhere. So it is on hold for now. I do have done some 120 spools modified to accept 46mm film yet fit in my P67II like regular 120/220 rolls.
I have some 35mm 100ft Velvia 50 rolls too. I plan to shoot them on my P67ii with my 55mm lens as well. Believe it or not, 35mm cartridges will fit in my P67ii perfectly. I only need a panoramic adapter kit made specifically for Pentax 67 available on eBay to begin to shoot. I guess I need to have paper leader and tail taped to the film. The 35mm cartridge will not have much room for the film and the paper lead and tail together. This is why I hesitated in getting started. How do you do it on a RB? I probably should modify 120 spools to accept 35mm films. Then spool on the 35mm film with paper lead an tail just like 220 films. The only thing I will still need is the 35mm film masks for the film and the viewfinder.
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