Where's the gum?

[Mainecoonmaniac]

I was unloading my Mamiya RZ using Arisra EDU 100 Ultra film. As usual, I took the film out and licked the adhesive tape to seal the exposed roll. Guess what? There's no gum on the sealing tape! Boy talking about getting into a tough spot. Luckily I was at home and had access to masking tape. Glad I wasn't unloading film on location. It's worst that running out of toilet paper after you're done in the bathroom Anybody else had the same experience?

 

[Wade D]

It has happened to me once before. I now carry a few rubber bands in my camera bag for just such a problem. They can be handy for attaching a white card to a flash unit as well for softer light.

 

[fschifano]

Arista.EDU Ultra films now have sticky tape with a peel off release at the end. Peel off the backing. Just like the Fuji films.

 

[Mainecoonmaniac]

I now feel stupid

Arista.EDU Ultra films now have sticky tape with a peel off release at the end. Peel off the backing. Just like the Fuji films.

Thank for telling me about the new spit saving feature.

Best,
Don

 

[brucemuir]

how do the negs look
any pitting/scratches these days?

 

[Mainecoonmaniac]

Good negs

how do the negs look
any pitting/scratches these days?

My experience is no scratches nor pits. Only complaint is the negs are curly and a bluish base. Gorgious film.

 

[nworth]

The sealing tape on 120 rolls is a problem far too often, especially with the smaller manufacturers. I haven't had the no gum experience, but I have had gum that didn't work and tapes that got torn off during winding. To prevent a disaster in the field, I printed up a sheet of bright puce labels with "Exposed" on them. I carry them in my camera bag for just such emergencies. There have been enough such problems that I will have to print up another sheet in a couple of weeks.

 

[brucemuir]

Is the sealing strip attached to the roll securely?

I have a mamiya 645AFD1 with a huge, fragile shutter

a loose closure strip could be disastrous.

I guess this could happen with any film but maybe I remember someone complaining about the strip coming off easily?

I don't want to bad mouth(start rumors etc) Foma or Arista EDU but this scares me and I would really like to try some considering how nice it is in 35mm.

Maybe I should try some on one of my mechanical cameras w/leaf shutter first...

 

[erikg]

I've seen the tapes come off once or twice, but I can't see how it would get near a shutter, since it is on the back side of the backing paper. They always have gotten wound up with the paper. It may cause a jam in winding though. I would think the risk to your 645AF would be low.

 

[Fanshaw]

There is never any gum on the paper seal of Shanghai GP3 120 film.

 

[Casey Kidwell]

I miss the mint flavored adhesive. Don't remember who had it.

 

[erikg]

Didn't Agfa have the mint flavor? That was nice.

 

[Mainecoonmaniac]

I miss the mint flavored adhesive. Don't remember who had it.

I think Ilford had mint gum. I do love that minty reward after finishing a roll of FP4. It's good for those long photo assignments where you can't brush your teeth.

 

[piu58]

120 type film does not have the quality of former times. Especially the sealing strips. I had sometimes problems with it and have always some tape with me.
The worstest thing I had was the following: I expected a self adhesive strip at the and of a HP5+, but ther wasn't one. Some days later I found it somewhere in the camera, behind the film pressing plate (right word?).
An I miss the mint flavour of Agfa too ;-)

 

[Uncle Goose]

Foma used to have adhesive tape that one had to lick prior to seal the film, they however changed to sticky tape with peel off paper. Guess who kept licking it the first few times because he didn't notice the change only to see it did not stick at all.

 

[michaelbsc]

There is never any gum on the paper seal of Shanghai GP3 120 film.

No kidding. I can swear to that fact over about 30 rolls. Not a bit of adhesive.

Decent film. Outstanding price. But quirky.

 

[Gerald C Koch]

No kidding. I can swear to that fact over about 30 rolls. Not a bit of adhesive.

Decent film. Outstanding price. But quirky.

In China you had to supply your own glue for postage stamps!

 

[Mainecoonmaniac]

What about 120 film?

In China you had to supply your own glue for postage stamps!

So do you have to glue your exposed 120 film shut? That would be very inconvenient.

 

[michaelbsc]

In China you had to supply your own glue for postage stamps!

So do you have to glue your exposed 120 film shut? That would be very inconvenient.

Clearly if that is the cultural expectation then it isn't considered inconvenient. And that piece if information certainly explains why the strips appear that there's not even a hint of glue on them.

What I do is carry a roll of the blue "easy release" masking tape with me.