Kentmere Films More Difficult To Load Onto Steel Reels ?

[DF]

Perhaps because they're thicker, I find Kentmere Films can be tricky when loading onto the reel for processing. My patience wares thin, as I have to be extra carefull not to knarl the edges....

 

[foc]

Are you loading 35mm or 120?

 

[Wallendo]

Kentmere films are made in the same factory as Ilford films and likely has the same base material. They should load the same as Ilford films.

About 9 months ago, I had issues loading a few rolls of FP4+ where one edge of the film would fold over on along the sprocket holes. Once I recognized the problem, I knew to check for this and haven't had any problems. The problem was occurring when I didn't cut the film straight and was not aligning the sprocket holes into the tabs on a Hewes reel. Once I recognized my error, I had no further problems.

Sometimes it seems as if the more experience I get, the more errors I discover.

 

[DF]

Are you loading 35mm or 120?

35 mm.
Also, yes, they are made in the same factory - but they are quite different. Kentmere Films are thicker.

 

[Ian Grant]

Kentmere films are roughly the same thickness as other Ilford films, most of the thickness is the same 0.125mm/5-mil Acetate base the actal emulasion coatings vary between 9 to 12 Microns not something you'd notice in practice.

Ian