I recently helped someone who was having problems with Paterson reels. After watching him in daylight, with his eyes closed and loading a dummy film, the guy was squeezing the two halves of the reel towards each other so much his knuckles were white. /QUOTE]
You would not have minded so much but it turned out he earned his living as a brain surgeon
pentaxuser
is this episode of Reel Wars worth viewing or shall I wait for the JJ Abrams reboot?
You definitely get clean reels in alkaline dish washer detergent. I wouldn't do it with the ABS or polystyrene tanks.I run the reels through the dishwasher, top rack and air dry. Seems to help. No damage to the reels yet!
I run mine through either with no detergent or a very tiny amount of detergent.You definitely get clean reels in alkaline dish washer detergent. I wouldn't do it with the ABS or polystyrene tanks.
Jobo and Paterson reels are tough stuff, I've washed mine thus way as well
Best Regards Mike
Good call if there's no food covered plates in there just a smidgen of detergent would go a long way.I run mine through either with no detergent or a very tiny amount of detergent.
Clean reels are always needed especially if you are processing a mixture of films at different time. Colour slide film will show odd colours with the slightest hint of contamination. But I think more importantly the grooves MUST be completely dry.
Loading a film from a camera which winds the film with a reverse curl to the one in the cassette was always a bigger challenge than one which uses the natural curl and the dry reel is essential .
I recently helped someone who was having problems with Paterson reels. After watching him in daylight, with his eyes closed and loading a dummy film, the guy was squeezing the two halves of the reel towards each other so much his knuckles were white.
Today I loaded a film that I had just finished taking with my old Leica, the film was reversed curl, I never clean my reels, just the final wash, saok in wetting agent, remove film and dry the reel, this morning the reel was damp, I ran a pencil around the groves as normal for me, trimmed the end of the film, the film went in with no sticking, just straight in as per normal for me, I can see that pressing the reel might be a problem, but with relaxed hands, which comes with practice, and my pencil trick my films, both 35mm and 120 just load straight in, no cleaning,scrubbing, Ect, I have often loaded with a damp reel with no problems, not wet but damp, I can see problems with color and needing to clean for color, I don't do color, and I maintain that with B/W all you need is a bit of graphite from a pencil and no problemsClean reels are always needed especially if you are processing a mixture of films at different time. Colour slide film will show odd colours with the slightest hint of contamination. But I think more importantly the grooves MUST be completely dry.
Loading a film from a camera which winds the film with a reverse curl to the one in the cassette was always a bigger challenge than one which uses the natural curl and the dry reel is essential .
I never was successful loading 35mm on to Paterson reels. Get these and I'll bet you'll toss the Paterson reels in the trash:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod...2_Universal_Adjustable_Multi_format_Reel.html
Do they not ship to The U.K. or are you saying it is Expensive for shipping.?Great if you live in the USA
I have no idea what shipping would be.THIS is why
Subtotal:$21.98
Shipping starting from$13.51
Duties & Tax $31.01
You Pay$66.50
That is because AP are actually the Spanish manufacturers of these reels.
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