A different way to load 110 cassettes

[Murray Kelly]

Dai, don't get too carried away with the difference between 80 and 100ASA. It's a 1/3rd stop and who's to say one or the other has a shutter so accurate?
The Minolta can cope, I would think, by adjusting the meter on the front - by the marked +/- factors. 400 is but 2 stops faster than the 100 so dial in -2. I think I have that correct.
Enjoy the holiday.
Murray

 

[Iantoz]

Murray I think you may be talking about the Minolta 110zoom that has aperture adjustment. The 460T has no adjustments other than sunny or cloudy. The adjustments I'm interested in are the developing times, so that I don't ruin my master pieces with poor developing!!!! been there and it makes me very sad.
The film I will be trying first up is Kodak Plus-X 125 asa (I have 100' of it in my fridge) and the developing times are just so I know what to expect.

It's getting to the fun part now !!!!

Dai.

 

[Iantoz]

Great rejoicing I have successfully loaded 7 cassettes, the only slight problem is we ran out of 400 asa film stock and had to complete with 125 asa film stock.
Where is the problem I hear you say, well after splitting the film in my friends darkroom I returned home to load the cassettes in my black loading bag. I seem to have one of the three 125 cassettes loaded with 400 asa film! but which one? I'll know when I unload because I'd "pointed the ends" of the slower film (to distinguish them in the loading bag.

So I'm all set for my Lake Eyre trip in a weeks time, I just need to adapt the 35mm negative holder to take 16mm and I can scan away.

I hope to have some good shots to post when I return.

Dai.

 

[Murray Kelly]

Bon voyage, Dai.
When you get home and want to develop I will pass on a tip from the girl at the lab. They don't crack open the cassette to get the film but merely put a finger firmly on the film as it enters the take-up side and poke a pointer thru the window where the counter numbers show. They push paper and film until the free end pops out of the supply side and load the film into the processor machine with that. The film and paper then reel out of the take-up side as they remove the film.
Wasn't intuitive for me but then I'm a bit slow.
Murray

 

[Iantoz]

Muuray, the big issue with me is the chance of scratching the negative. The format is that small that any damage will stand out, this is why I've decided to split the cassettes and hand load, the same reasoning goes for the unloading.
Also the tape I am using on the cassette is "drawing tape" (the clear type) it doesn't stick like you know what, is easily available and best of all I have some in my stationery draw.
The proof of course will be published "real son now" on this site.
But please don't hold your breath as I have to wait the return of my friend.


Dai.