Self winding cameras and bulk loaded film.

I reload a lot of film using a number of different films and have used them in my Nikon F6, Pentax MXS and Pentax PZ1p. They include Arista EDU Ultra 100 & 400, TMX100 and EFKE 25.

When I reload I always wrap the tape from one side of the film, around the spool, and onto the film on the other side. I use plastic and metal reloadable cassettes.

The reloaded film from either cassette type has worked fine with no problems. I have never found torn sprocket holes from the film but I have cleaned fragments of the felt light traps from inside the cameras.

Pioneer said:

I reload a lot of film using a number of different films and have used them in my Nikon F6, Pentax MXS and Pentax PZ1p. They include Arista EDU Ultra 100 & 400, TMX100 and EFKE 25.

When I reload I always wrap the tape from one side of the film, around the spool, and onto the film on the other side. I use plastic and metal reloadable cassettes.

The reloaded film from either cassette type has worked fine with no problems. I have never found torn sprocket holes from the film but I have cleaned fragments of the felt light traps from inside the cameras.

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You need to inspect the camera carefully for debris.
And the cassettes for unraveling velvet.
Never had scratches from repeated use instead lots of lose fibres...

Some factory cassettes still are not crimped and will dismantle with a finger nail, and can be reloaded.

AgX said:

Did you have "just" the emulsion cracking?
Or the emulsion cracking due to a cracked (Acetate) base?

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I'm actually not sure, since it was light cracks all over. Could have been the base as well as emulsion. Or both.. Happened only once, when I was covering an event in -31C temps on open field and bad wind conditions. TRI-X was loaded and cracking occurred. Before end off the roll film was torn, had to use back up camera to save the shots inside the camera with broken film. Back up worked well (was under winter coat) for the remaining evening (and no ill effects on film, also TRI-X).

I have a Ricoh GR1s and it auto-advances the film upon me loading it and the first few times I had issues where the film was taken off of the spool. Since then - I make sure to tape the film to the spool very firmly and never had a problem since.

I was also able to save the torn films by opening the camera in the Dark-bag. The fun part was that the camea's takeup spool was firm and I couldn't pull the film off of it - had to seal things back into the camera - remove my hands and do some googling. I then found I needed to initiate a rewind and then abruptly open the backdoor which would leave the take up spool lose.

I'd suggest anyone traveling with auto-advancing cameras and bulk-loaded film to take a dark-bag along in the suitcase.

Ben

I use bulk loaded film, metal or plastic cassettes, with my Nikon N80 and have had no problems. I apply tape to the spool and both sides of the film (one 3-inch piece of 1/2" 3M masking tape) and have never had a break.

Canon Rebel and EOS-3 both where rewinding after 36 with me
But I find it to be more problematic with cameras which doesn't have manual set for ISO...

The Nikon N-75 will stop loading at 36 exposures. The film is moved out of the cassette on loading and then each exposure is moved back into the cassette. Therefore the maximum number of negatives is 36.