and don't forget to close your eyes to make it even darker
and don't forget to close your eyes to make it even darkerSo if I understand the OP correctly he has both cleaned the reel and used a pencil on it. Previous loading was no problem. He has suddenly had a film sticking problem so clearly something changed but what that is remains unclear.
He has tried developed film on the reel and that was OK. So it appears to be undeveloped film that is the problem which appears to rule out any problem with the reel.
Moisture in Budapest is not an issue. He has dry hands.
Laci, I have run out of ideas. One last try from me and I mean this in the honest sense of having nothing else to offer and not of getting annoyed with your reports of failure
Is there any possibility that you can find a dark cupboard such as a broom cupboard or windowless room and when dark attempt to load an undeveloped film. If that is not possible can you try loading with the reel under a heavy blanket when it is dark. It might even be possible with a big blanket to kneel with the blanket over your head and the bottom of it touching the ground and then trying to load the film
That way we may eliminate the problem of sweaty hands in a changing bag. I know you don't think that yours hand sweat but it can be surprising how quickly a changing bag can make your hands sweat
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But after a week of anything, everything tastes better, just ask any married man.We vacationed in Maine once. And after a week of as much Maine lobster as I could eat, I realized that Maryland blue crab tastes a lot better.
Ah, but you have never tasted fresh caught Jersey lobster,,, best in Europe,, mind you, it would be a very expensive meal for you to try with the travelling ,and it isn't easy to get to us, durn CovidAnd I was always told in no uncertain terms there is nothing like Main lobster, probably not surprising having lived by Cape Cod for over 20 ages.
Actually looks like I'll be in Antwerp this weekend, can swim over.Ah, but you have never tasted fresh caught Jersey lobster,,, best in Europe,, mind you, it would be a very expensive meal for you to try with the travelling ,and it isn't easy to get to us, durn Covid
Sorry, but if I leave Jersey I won't be allowed back, and if you come here from Antwerp you won't be allowed to leave for 10 days spent in isolation , CovidActually looks like I'll be in Antwerp this weekend, can swim over.
Well, I was just making conversation, COVID put my training aside so swimming over is unlikely to prove successful. But good to know where to get good lobster. Since I now live in Poland, I'll head over one day when things are indeed overSorry, but if I leave Jersey I won't be allowed back, and if you come here from Antwerp you won't be allowed to leave for 10 days spent in isolation , Covid
They do, not cheap. https://www.freestylephoto.biz/1500...eel-Reel-120-for-Jobo-1500-and-Paterson-TanksPondering: Will Hewes reels work in the Jobo 1500 tanks? If so that would be the best of both worlds. Anyone have experience with that? I will have to check that out.
B&H and Freestyle sell the AP tanks and reels under their own house brand names. which must be some kind of endorsement.
I had the same problem, but found a solution that worked for me: It turned out that I was only having problems with exposed film, not film that had never been inside a camera. When film is unused, it has the natural curve of the spool, but after being wrapped around the take up spool inside a camera, it curls the other way. This, in turn, causes excessive friction and bearing problems when trying to spool it into the plastic developing reel. The fix that worked for me was to spool it on the other way, emulsion side out. I guess making a generous bend in the tounge of the film, so that it curves the same way as the spool can also work. I suspect that this problem varies from film to film. I'm a dedicated Ilford shooter now, but can't recall that I had this problem with other brands. Maybe their plastic base retains curls more than others? I still wouldn't switch to another brand, as I love the results I'm getting.
I used plastic for years but found that in Ireland, where the humidity is generally higher than Oregon, that I had a lot more problems loading. I had stainless tanks that I rarely used up to then. But I switched entirely and now never have any loading problems.
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