Loading two 35mm films on Jobo reel

Gerry M · Dec 18, 2017

Has anyone got first hand experience loading 2 rolls (12 exposure each) on 1 Jobo reel? Can this be done successfully?

lantau · Dec 18, 2017

I've done it with 120 film only. Just yesterday, again.

Your 12 exp will be short enough. Spool the first one onto the reel and push it all the way to the end. Engage the red clip and at the second film. Done.

Gerry M · Dec 18, 2017

Iantau,
Thanks for your input. About the red clip; Do you leave it in the pivot hole?

Sirius Glass · Dec 18, 2017

I have done it with two twelve 120 rolls and also with two 36 exposure rules. One needs to put one roll on, then lock in the red clip and load the second. The last time I tried it with four rolls on two reels I screwed up most of all the negatives, so I am inclined to do rolls separately now.

Gerry M · Dec 18, 2017

^^^ I am trying to determine how to position the red clip. Do you remove it from hole it pivots/swings in, or leave it there and depress the flat end into the reel slot?

Patrick Robert James · Dec 18, 2017

I don't have any experience doing that, but if you wind the first roll all the way to the end, the second will have a ton of space. I wouldn't even worry about the red clip myself since there is no chance the rolls will overlap, but use it if you are unsure.

The red clip should always be left out unless you are processing two rolls of 120. I've removed the clips from nearly all my JOBO reels.

I routinely develop rolls that have 40-42 exposures and have no problems. I even did one that had 45 this week, but that was a bit of a mistake with the bulk loader... In other words, there is more than enough space on a reel for two rolls of 12 exposures.

Sirius Glass · Dec 18, 2017

Remove the red clip from the ribs, put in the first roll. Then put the red clip in the ribs and load the second roll.

Gerry M · Dec 18, 2017

Thanks to all.

Cholentpot · Dec 18, 2017

I've done this with Patterson reels and 12 + 24 exposures. I taped the 12 to the 24 and it ratcheted right on, no problemo.

lantau · Dec 18, 2017

As Sirius said. The clip will prevent the films from moving beyond the clip (should they move). That way they can't overlap.

Gerald C Koch · Dec 18, 2017

I've always considered this a bad idea. What do you save a bit of developer and a little time.

MattKing · Dec 18, 2017

Gerald C Koch said:
I've always considered this a bad idea. What do you save a bit of developer and a little time.

I bet you have a dedicated darkroom Gerald.
I use our bathroom (to load the reels and dry the results) and a kitchen (to develop the film).
I don't do it with 35mm, but I do with 120.
It doesn't save developer (I use a replenishment regime) but it does save a significant amount of time.

Sirius Glass · Dec 18, 2017

Gerald C Koch said:
I've always considered this a bad idea. What do you save a bit of developer and a little time.

Yes, and I paid the price big time. Never again.

Gerald C Koch · Dec 18, 2017

MattKing said:
I bet you have a dedicated darkroom Gerald.
I use our bathroom (to load the reels and dry the results) and a kitchen (to develop the film).
I don't do it with 35mm, but I do with 120.
It doesn't save developer (I use a replenishment regime) but it does save a significant amount of time.

Nope I use the second bathroom.

Loading two films on the same reel is like the forward pass, Three things could happen and two of them are bad.

Cholentpot · Dec 18, 2017

Gerald C Koch said:
Nope I use the second bathroom.

Loading two films on the same reel is like the forward pass, Three things could happen and two of them are bad.

Sirius Glass said:
Yes, and I paid the price big time. Never again.

Thems the breaks. Shooting film is risky business. I factor in screwups. I shot a family celebration a few weeks back and misloaded the film. 20 years ago this would have been an unmitigated disaster. Now? Everyone has a cellphone, plenty of photos for all.

Gerry M · Dec 18, 2017

I decided to take the safe(r) way and loaded 1 film strip per reel. Not that the images were of any value. I was checking 2 camera bodies for any problems. Thanks to all for your input.

Gerry

AgX · Dec 18, 2017

At my samples the red clip is welded-in. Keep in mind there are different versions of Jobo reels.

Some even never had these clips.

ic-racer · Dec 19, 2017

After engaging the red clip, test the free film end that it springs back freely. If it is fixed, the red clip got ahold of it because you were not far enough in with the first roll. Undo the red clip and keep advancing the film farther into the reel. What sometimes happens is the first film gets stuck before it reaches the center of the reel.

Loading two 35mm films on Jobo reel

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