Tessina L instructions

[millardmt]

No, I'm not using the steel reel in the Patterson tank.
Yes, it's a mystery. I just ordered another 35mm steel reel and will make sure that the agitation is precise. The Tessina I've been using was just cleaned and all parts were lubed, so I should get a lot of images out of it (?) I hope so. It's such a delicate camera. Will post again when I process another roll with the proper agitation.

Just for the hell of it, cut your next load short. Try winding on a 15-inch strip instead of the usual 18. I don't like those "wrinkles" in the final few exposures.
M

 

[Lourie Zipf]

ok, will try that next time.

 

[AgX]

The marks at the perforation holes in post #20 clearly indicate that the film has been exposed to light when being wound, even exposed repeatedly with the film windings or the light source moving inbetween.

 

[Lourie Zipf]

Shooting another strip of film in the next few days, and will post my results sometime this weekend. Will only shoot a 15 inch roll this time. Not sure how the film could be exposed to light when wound, but will do it in a dark place this time. Thanks.

 

[Lourie Zipf]

I have another question Mark. How to you secure your film to the Tessina cassettes? I use a little scotch tape, but not much. Thanks.

 

[Sirius Glass]

I have another question Mark. How to you secure your film to the Tessina cassettes? I use a little scotch tape, but not much. Thanks.

The spools of my have slots. Compress the ends together and the slots open up.

 

[Lourie Zipf]

Ok, thanks.

 

[millardmt]

I have another question Mark. How to you secure your film to the Tessina cassettes? I use a little scotch tape, but not much. Thanks.

Lourie,

Sorry. I rarely visit this or any other site. Everybody I know just uses masking tape. (I use [https://www.amazon.com/Scotch-Removable-Repositionable-Engineered-811-2PK/dp/B001PMGBY6/ref=sr_1_9?dchild=1&keywords=3m+photo+tape&qid=1588291854&sr=8-9].)

There is a very, very, very prolific poster named Martin Tai who doesn't use any tape at all [https://www.photo.net/discuss/threads/how-to-attach-film-to-tessina-cassette-never-use-tape-again.510460/].

Gerald McMullon's site -- "submin.com" [which is the neatest camera website in the world!] -- advises to let the newly loaded Tessina spool sit for a while ... "http://submin.com/35mm/collection/tessina/index.htm".

Specifically, Gerald says "The Tessina uses a plastic film cartridge to take the short length 35mm film. The daylight loader enables the film to be transferred from a standard 35mm cartridge to the Tessina cartridge and cut after the appropriate number of turnings. Care has to be taken in making sure that the film is secured to the spool of the Tessina cartridge otherwise it will dislodge in the camera and be unable to be rewound before removing the film. Likewise the film has to be secured to the take up spool otherwise it will slip and not advance. This is more difficult with modern films that have a thicker base and more rigid plastic. It is advisable to let the film settle in the cartridge a few days as this easies film transport and avoids jamming the delicate mechanism of the camera."

Marc

 

[Lourie Zipf]

Thanks, this is very helpful. I don't use masking tape, it leaves too much residue. A little scotch tape seems to work pretty well. It's just important to keep it secure.

 

[Lourie Zipf]

Hi Marc,
Well, shot another strip this weekend...15 inches long and agitated as precisely as I could. And even used another canister. I'm still getting the vertical black bars in the first few images and getting a white horizontal line through the images. There is obviously something in the camera. A little frustrated because was assured the camera had just been serviced and cleaned. Bought it on ebay from a buyer who had a %100 feedback rating. Need to do a scan to see how bad the white horizontal line is. I don't really care about the black vertical bars. Lourie

 

[MattKing]

I get something similar if I bulk load film into a cassette which has damaged felt where the film leaves the cassette.
Usually only near the end of the film though.

 

[Lourie Zipf]

I thought it might be the cassette, but I used a different one. The line seems to be in the same place. Maybe it's the daylight loader, but I don't know how that could be possible (?) Going to try another cassette, and will keep experimenting. Still happy that the camera is shooting images.

 

[Sirius Glass]

The vertical lines are light leaks in the film cassette or from loading. I cannot provide help on the horizontal line.

 

[Lourie Zipf]

Ok, thanks.

 

[millardmt]

I thought it might be the cassette, but I used a different one. The line seems to be in the same place. Maybe it's the daylight loader, but I don't know how that could be possible (?) Going to try another cassette, and will keep experimenting. Still happy that the camera is shooting images.

This is a very stupid question - so please don't be offended - but is it possible the camera back is not securely closing?

My only other thought is that there's a fault with the loader, but I can't envision exactly how it could fail in a way that would produce these results.

Why not email Radu at "service@3rcamera.com"? (You could call him -- he's a very nice guy -- but you'll have to give him time to scrutinize your uploads either way, so you might as well email him the URL to this thread.)

Marc

 

[Lourie Zipf]

No, not a stupid question. It's closing completely. I've checked it repeatedly. It could be the loader. I may call him. The vertical black lines don't bother me too much, but I don't like the horizontal line going through the images. Thanls for the phone number.

 

[Lourie Zipf]

Or email...not phone number. Thanks again.

 

[millardmt]

Lourie,

You have any news?

Marc

 

[reddesert]

I don't know anything about Tessinas in particular. The vertical dark lines that run through the sprocket holes are light leaks as everybody suspects, whether from cassette, loading, etc I don't know. The horizontal dark line only appears in the exposed region - it doesn't run across the blank spaces between negatives - so it is probably a light leak or reflection at the moment of exposure.

 

[Lourie Zipf]

Lourie,

You have any news?

Marc

Hi Marc, I had a bad fall while walking my dog on Saturday, so I won't be doing any shooting for a couple of weeks. When I do, I'll be sure to post something.

 

[millardmt]

Hi Marc, I had a bad fall while walking my dog on Saturday, so I won't be doing any shooting for a couple of weeks. When I do, I'll be sure to post something.

Sorry. I'm a busybody!
Get well and kiss your puppy.
Marc