Folmer Graflex camera aerial 1940

MattKing

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koraks said:
I do agree something 'funny' is going on with Kodak bulk rolls.
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Not "funny", just really different.
Finishing/confectioning costs per roll are relatively far, far greater than they once were - due to tiny volumes.
Whereas the efficiency of finishing/confectioning costs per roll for individual rolls are actually relatively much lower than they once were.
 

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Yes, yes, we know the cost of bulk rolls is high because they need to get the Keebler Elves to do the work in the dead of night under a new moon.

Foma manages to make bulk rolls relatively affordably.
 

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It looks like a K-20 camera. (or a previous model of it).
The thing about the K-20 is that you should NEVER dry-fire the shutter as this will kill the membrane that sucks the film flat on exposure.
I would at least cover up the 'pressure plate' openings with a sheet of 4x5" to prevent this from happening, if you're running a thinner film through it.

As for the film transportation having iffy frame spacing, I think that is regulated by the frame-counter taking into account the amount of film wound on the take-up spool.
 
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