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mshchem · Apr 16, 2019

campy51 said:
I haven't done sheet film that much but don't the knotches go top right and not bottom left

Google it. It's a matter of how you orient the holder . If you hold a film holder in your left hand in a LANDSCAPE fashion. And you pull the dark slide left, leaving the loading gate pointing to the right. The emulsion side will face you when the notch code is in the bottom right of the LANDSCAPE of the holder. If it's darkslides down, in PORTRAIT fashion, the notch will be in the upper right .
I would look on Ilford or another website when in doubt.

Luckless · Apr 16, 2019

Online discussions on film orientation can also get 'fun' before you realize that some photographers load their holders with the film facing Away from them, or towards the table, rather than loading the side facing toward them, or towards the ceiling...

Which is why I suggest anyone who is learning how to load film holders go watch youtube or a photo based tutorial, rather than trying to rely on some random person saying "The notch goes in the top right..." which can have multiple valid meanings.

mshchem · Apr 16, 2019

Luckless said:
Online discussions on film orientation can also get 'fun' before you realize that some photographers load their holders with the film facing Away from them, or towards the table, rather than loading the side facing toward them, or towards the ceiling...

Which is why I suggest anyone who is learning how to load film holders go watch youtube or a photo based tutorial, rather than trying to rely on some random person saying "The notch goes in the top right..." which can have multiple valid meanings.

Absolutely. I remember when I was a kid reading Ansel Adams description of loading holders. It made me worry until I realized he and I were 90 degrees apart.

One thing, if you have long hair or lint, take care

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