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I lost count. At least 4-5 medium format 645, 6x6, & 6x7, and well over 10 - 35mm SLR's. The difficult part is figuring out what they are loaded with. All I can go by is the ISO.
 
EVERY camera has some means of reminding you what film is in it. Older cameras had wheel you turn to symbols for Daylight, Tungsten, Negative, Reversal, etc. With 35mm you put the end off the film box in a holder on the back.
 
Not all 35mm SLRs have the film memo holder. Lots don't, in fact. The tried and true way with most any 35mm camera that has a rewind crank is to wind on the crank, taking up slack in the film cassette. When you feel resistance, you know the camera is loaded. But obviously you don't know what film is loaded. What pros often did with cameras that had no memo holders was to use masking tape, taped to the camera back, where they'd write down what was in the camera. I still do this.
 
The cameras that do not have a film memo holder, I tape a film box end with clear packing tape. Not elegant, but it has eliminated using the wrong exposure or confusing black & white and color film.
 
...and those that have neither the memo holder nor the reminder dial have a window so you can see the printing on the cassette. Except my Zorki 4K, it's got none of those. Oh well, I guess you're right, I'll have to use a piece of masking tape and a pen!

There's nothing on the Realist or the Belplasca either. The Fed's got a memo holder though. Damn, I'm going to have to go through my entire camera collection and look. That could take ages.
 
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I have my film backs loaded and film packed for my trip to Europe:
Kodak Portra 400
Kodak Portra 800
Kodak Portra Vivid Color 400
Kodak Portra Ultra Color 400
Kodak Tri-X 400
Ilford Delta 3200​
All in 120.
 
Nikon F2A
Nikon F3
Hassie SWC
Rollei 3.5E3
Widelux
4x5 holders for Technika
6x12 back for Cambo Wide 65
All filled with Tri-x
 
Loaded APX 100 in Agfa Parat. Half-frame gem.
 
A Canon F1N with TX 400. I'm not going to load any more cameras until this is finished as I have a small backlog of films to process and I hate getting too far behind.

I am also about to embark on the replenished XTOL journey so I won't shoot any more until I have run my current stash of exposed films through my new processing regime.
 
Mamiya C220F w/65mm lens, just finished a roll of TMAX 100. The camera and lens had issues when I bought it a few months ago, this is the first roll I've put through it.

Nikon F loaded with Tri-X 400TX. Also the first roll I've put through this camera, it's a recent acquisition.
 
Hassy with Agfa 400, Nikon FM2 with Fomapan 400, Agfa Click with TMX 400 and Agfamatic with 110. Options!!
 
I have 2 film camera's currently. A Nikkormat FT2, and a Nikon F90x. Only the latter is presently loaded with film (Kodak ColorPlus 200).
 
Leicaflex sl2, Nikon f2, Olympus xa, Super ikonta bx, and Kodak Medalist. And, oh yes, Beaulieu 16R.
 
Film holders loaded - 5 8x10 (for Korona studio camera and Titan pinhole) and about 20 4x5 (for the crown graphic).
Hasselblad - 2 backs loaded
Yashica TLR loaded
Nikon F801 loaded
Holga WPC loaded
Nikkormat - only camera not ready to go.
 
Topcon 35-L: Eastman 5302
Praktica L: Fujicolor Pro 400H
Canon IX: Fuji Nexia 400
Pen-EE: Fujicolor F-II 400 (Respooled 110 film)
 
Two, Nikon F2a and a Kiev 4.
Some 4x5 holders as well.
And
A rollfilm adapter with 120 Kodachrome, since about 1992.
 
All loaded with B&W film

RB67 6x7 SLR
Fuji 6x7 rangefinder
Fuji 6x9 rangefinder
Contax G1 35mm rangefinder
Vivitar 35mm P&S
4x5 inch pinhole
 
My ST801 is constantly loaded with some film, now using Delta 100. I have a borrowed 'Holga Pan 135' also which is loaded with old expired Tmax 100 and my Rolleicord IV has an unloaded Arista 400 waiting to be loaded again now that the camera is fixed!

This is a very few to be out of my "collection" since I have a tendency of loading a big bunch of cameras but not many have been used as of 2018.

I have travelled to (around) Hungary, Romania and Spain this year and that is pretty much where I used some cameras.
 
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