I've got 5 rolls of Double-X on the way. Spoke to Hewes in the UK, and they can supply most everything for 70mm. They even have a loader for their 70mm spirals. Any idea if this "loader" (doesn't look like a bulk loader), could be used to load cassettes?
Daniel.
The Hewes loader is a spiral loader not a cassette loader. It holds the spiral and has a tongue to put a little curl in the film so that it goes into the metal spiral neatly.
What did they quote for a spiral+tank ?
My question related to whether anyone had used Jobo spirals to do 70mm, since I have a CPP2 and lots of spirals.
Jobo #5025 = 70mm loader and guide
Jobo #3075 = 70mm reel 5 meters
Jobo #3035 = One-reel tank for above reel
Jobo #2517 = 70mm reel for 2500 tanks (film length??)
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This is from the Hewes website. I think they're just for spirals and the previous poster was mistaken. Anyone know how they work?
Daniel.
They're for transferring exposed film from the cartridge to the spiral, i.e. they are spiral loaders. They are not bulk loaders for transferring unexposed film from the bulk spool into the cartridge.
You can see in that picture several sizes - note the widths of the film tracks (the flat bit of metal) and the diameters of the little cartridge-holding sections.
They're for transferring exposed film from the cartridge to the spiral, i.e. they are spiral loaders. They are not bulk loaders for transferring unexposed film from the bulk spool into the cartridge.
You can see in that picture several sizes - note the widths of the film tracks (the flat bit of metal) and the diameters of the little cartridge-holding sections.
Found this: developing 70mm in unmodified Paterson. Shorter lengths, obviously. I just tried the exact same arrangement on a couple of Jobo 25xx spirals and the gap between them is... 70mm.
So at least I know I can shoot & soup 220 lengths without a special tank.
Neither Paterson nor Jobo refer to type116/70mm for their current reels. So that trick above adds to their compatibility.
Had a reply from Jobo on 70mm x 5m
"Dear Daniel,
thank you for your mail.
In the moment we did not have this spiral but it could be in 6 or 9 month.
We have some customer wich asking this spiral.
My be ask in some time again."
Sounds interesting.
Stone, that quote I posted was from JOBO, not Hewes!
Will post hewes prcing and info when I get it. They already have the stuff. Here is what hewes said
"Hi Daniel,
I am away from the office until Wednesday, will send prices etc then.
We do manufacture 70mm loaders to complement our 70mm x 3 & 5 metre spirals.
Tanks however can be obtained from Richards of Hull"
Sounds reasonable on the Jobo; my guess is they might be considering moulding (and then warehousing) a batch of new spirals once the CPP3 starts selling, they're probably flat-out working on CPP3 stuff right now. Being that their quantities are so small (and therefore the staffing levels would be low), I assume they're just producing batches of one part at a time unless it's outsourced to China.
Hewes tanks I've not seen for sale but the price on SS spirals seems to be about $85 and $115 for 3m and 5m respectively - they're available in the US from non destructive testing outlets that use 70mm film for xraying.
One can also buy rugged $10 plastic spirals from the same NDT places but they're 3m (maybe 10') and 13'; there are no cheap 15' options. I'm going to try getting a couple of 13' reels and maybe figure out a tank for them.
So it's not a twisting self-loader like the Patersons?
PS you'll lose money on offering $10 shipping to AU
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