Sticky tapes for 120 roll film PLEASE!

photomem · Sep 28, 2009

I might pick some of those containers up because I am going to be hiking and possibly backpacking in the Ozarks over Fall Break. However, I have never had any problems with the licky tape on Ilford rolls. Kodak, however, requires rubber bands.

Ian David · Sep 28, 2009

Well, until Ilford adopt self-adhesive tape, which may be quite a wait, maybe those that have serious trouble with the licky tape should consider experimenting a little with less drool. Just a quick little lick on the very end of the tape. Works every time. And means less extra stuff (rubber bands, glue, rolls of tape, etc) to carry in the already overloaded bag

Maybe the movies are to blame... Every movie scene where some eager kid seals an envelope to Santa (or similar) you see them run their tongue along the edge of the envelope half a dozen times, like they are trying to finish an ice-cream. Always works in the movie, but in real life envelopes don't really like a drowning either.

goldenimage · Sep 28, 2009

my fujifilm the slide stuff it has sticky tape which is nice, the rest has i use is the the licky stuff, but have never failed me, i can see though where it could be a concern, my friend who shoots 120 used rubber bands on his film and it works great

Q.G. · Sep 29, 2009

iandavid said:
Always works in the movie, but in real life envelopes don't really like a drowning either.

You think that the problem is that i hate the taste of the stuff enough to keep licking the strip until i have licked all of the glue off it?

Ian David · Sep 29, 2009

Q.G. said:
You think that the problem is that i hate the taste of the stuff enough to keep licking the strip until i have licked all of the glue off it?

I guess that is a question for your therapist. If you are a Catholic, maybe you are subconsciously punishing yourself for something...

Ross Chambers · Sep 29, 2009

iandavid said:
I have never had any problems with the Ilford licky tape, except that it is not my favourite flavour
Ian

I'm just reaching the end of my stash of APX 100, and the end of tasty sticky tape. Agfa had it right!

Hey if you want to use (and I do) an antiquated technology viz. film, then appreciate the history. What better to celebrate the end of a roll of film than a mouthful of (? boiled down horse glue?)

Happy licking - Ross

ozphoto · Sep 29, 2009

Eeeeeeewwww, Ross.
I am using Agfapan APX 100 respooled right now. I'm not going to be able to lick it without thinking of the knackers yard now.

IloveTLRs · Sep 29, 2009

Fuji 120 films all have that adhesive thingy at the end that doesn't require licking. In my experience only Ilford & Kodak require it. Is it not like that outside Japan?

arigram · Sep 29, 2009

You dirty old perverts with your disgusting fetishes.

I am really hoping that Mr. Galley of Ilford will jump at some point and declare that they have seen the light and all new batches of film will come with sticky tape.

Maybe we will have to take the licking fetish to extremes before the film guys change their minds.

"Have you licked a roll today?"

Willie Jan · Sep 29, 2009

Probably the lick test team at kodak and ilford have not been fired yet or they did not reach the pension date yet....

Jerevan · Sep 29, 2009

Those of you who have been around a while might like to read this thread again: (there was a url link here which no longer exists)

Venchka · Sep 29, 2009

Self-stick labels with your name and address. Cheap.

http://www.vistaprint.com/topdeals/labels.aspx?GP=9%2f29%2f2009+8%3a28%3a25+PM&mk=Return+Address+Labels&ad=exact

Q.G. · Sep 30, 2009

The first thing that happens when you have dropped a roll off at a lab is that the tape is removed and thrown out. So what's the use of having an address on the seal?

And if you process the film yourself...

So they may be cheap, these labels with your name and address. But not as cheap as ones without. And of no more use than ones without. So too expensive.

Ross Chambers · Sep 30, 2009

ozphoto said:
Eeeeeeewwww, Ross.
I am using Agfapan APX 100 respooled right now. I'm not going to be able to lick it without thinking of the knackers yard now.

I'm sure that Bangkok offers many exotic culinary treats to rival Agfa glue.

Let's not dwell on the making of Nam Pla.

Regards - Ross

Terrence Brennan · Sep 30, 2009

Sticky tape

Q.G. said:
The first thing that happens when you have dropped a roll off at a lab is that the tape is removed and thrown out. So what's the use of having an address on the seal?

And if you process the film yourself...

So they may be cheap, these labels with your name and address. But not as cheap as ones without. And of no more use than ones without. So too expensive.

Many years ago, I worked in a lab, where one of the customers used to seal the end of his 120 roll film with the gummed strip provided by the manufacturer, as well as cellulose tape (aka "Scotch Tape). And not a little, either; after applying the gummed strip, he would tape the end of the paper down with a piece of cellulose tape, crosswise, and then proceed to cover the entire width of the paper, with three strips of cellulose tape. I had a few occasions to handle his film when he had also wound the same tape from end to end, starting at the end of the plastic spool, over the paper, over the other end of the plastic spool, back onto the paper, and finally onto the starting point. Then, he repeated this, after giving the spool a 90-degree turn!

I watched him "prepare" several rolls like this one day, at the front counter, and he handed them to me with the comment, "...I want my film to be SAFE!" I had been warned by the owner not to challenge him on it, as she didn't believe in p****g off good customers. I took his film, smiled, and went to process it. The thing he didn't know, and might have known, had he ever actually processed a roll of film, was that the glop he stuck on the paper had to be removed outside the darkroom, with a razor knife, making his film less safe. There was nothing like wrestling with his film (on one occasion, all 20 rolls of it), when time was short.

Most customers just used the gummed strip provided by the manufacturer; another photographer, who arrived one day with 80-odd rolls of 120 film, apologized because two rolls had a single wind of masking tape on them, a problem very easily dealt with. He told me that when he was shooting, he always had a roll or two of masking tape with him, and since that day, so do I. A permanent part of my 35mm or 120 kit is always a roll of 1-inch or 1-1/2-inch masking tape.

BTW, the Fuji Neoplan 400 film I have, has a self adhesive strip on it.

L.J.SILVER · Oct 1, 2009

After a long hiatus (from late 80s till early 2000s) I started photographing again. It took several slobbering attempts of licking and re-licking before I realised that the tape on the Fuji 120 film I was using had changed to a self adhesive tape from the previous lickety ones. I felt like ol' Rip Van Winkle!

brian steinberger · Oct 1, 2009

This is just another reason I love Fuji Neopan 400. Besides it being a great emulsion, there are other reasons to love this film as well. The sticky tape is one, the canisters are better and load easier, as someone mentioned, and the fact that the film dries flat is another reason I really like this film.

Venchka · Oct 1, 2009

Q.G. said:
The first thing that happens when you have dropped a roll off at a lab is that the tape is removed and thrown out. So what's the use of having an address on the seal?

And if you process the film yourself...

So they may be cheap, these labels with your name and address. But not as cheap as ones without. And of no more use than ones without. So too expensive.

Agreed. Assuming you can buy the blank labels.

Buy the labels & use them as return address labels as my wife does. "Borrow" a page for roll film duty.

Think outside the bun.

Sirius Glass · Oct 1, 2009

Licking that tape when concluding a roll of film gives a great macho feeling!

Steve

Q.G. · Oct 1, 2009

Venchka said:
Think outside the bun.

You're still thinking "has to stick", so still within the given parameters.
Think rubber band, and you're almost there.

Hamster · Oct 1, 2009

Fomapan self adhesive tape really pissed me off as it would always get stuck when it turn 90 degs on the rollei, leaving sticky skid marks and a pain to remove.

For those who are interested in 120 film cans, ADOX/FOTOIMPEX 120 films comes with these plastic tubes. I use their CHM 125 and process similar to FP4. What piss me off about this film is the tape that stick the film to the protective paper backing, it is alway too short so the corners gets stuck at the film gate and get mangled.

Sticky tapes for 120 roll film PLEASE!

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