Yikes! This will take some practice. Practice with lights on. Practice with eyes shut. Then finally the real deal loading the film into the cassette in the dark.
It's quite easy after you've done it a couple of times. It's worth wearing nitrile gloves, if you're using a changing bag, because they stop the sweat on your hands from damaging the emulsion.
@@m005kennedy Hi Mike, I'm in the UK, so it never gets really hot. I've found that film gets sticky when it's exposed to even the slightest bit of moisture. Please make some more subminiature camera videos, I enjoy watching them. 73, G1DRP
thanks for sharing this. One thing you said confuses me. You said that the film gate was such that you had to be very careful about tape size. Since you don't rewind the cassette back at the end of exposure, the tape will never get near the film gate. Am I missing something here?
It is important the with of the film fits so it can't be too wide. The issue with the length is if it is too long it will be in the very narrow slit in the take up spool with the film and will jam. It could pull off the take up spool and you won't notice until you have used the roll and take the film out. You could also just turn the the take up spool so only the film and no tape is in that narrow slit.
You can slit it yourself, but that is more difficult. Here is where I get it from. Note: sometimes his sight seems to be offline. Just check again later. www.subclub.org/sponsors/goathil2.htm
This training mission is amazing, excellent audiovisual instructional material, thanks for the contribution.
Excellent point about just having to do the supply side of the cassette in the dark.
It's quite easy after you've done it a couple of times. It's worth wearing nitrile gloves, if you're using a changing bag, because they stop the sweat on your hands from damaging the emulsion.
I have had that problem, but in hot weather I think your tip would be a big plus.
@@m005kennedy Hi Mike, I'm in the UK, so it never gets really hot. I've found that film gets sticky when it's exposed to even the slightest bit of moisture. Please make some more subminiature camera videos, I enjoy watching them. 73, G1DRP
Hey Ian, sounds like you've done this quite a few times... where do you get your film to re-load the cartridges?
Thanks!
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thanks for sharing this. One thing you said confuses me. You said that the film gate was such that you had to be very careful about tape size. Since you don't rewind the cassette back at the end of exposure, the tape will never get near the film gate. Am I missing something here?
It is important the with of the film fits so it can't be too wide. The issue with the length is if it is too long it will be in the very narrow slit in the take up spool with the film and will jam. It could pull off the take up spool and you won't notice until you have used the roll and take the film out. You could also just turn the the take up spool so only the film and no tape is in that narrow slit.
New at this..What about fingerprints on the film?
You have to avoid them by touching the film on the edges only.
@@m005kennedy okt hanks
Gloves can also be used. Non link white gloves are used for handling film. Surgical gloves are not usually used but I don't know why not.
@@m005kennedy great! thanks again for the information!
gloves
wow cool! Where do you get the film from??
You can slit it yourself, but that is more difficult. Here is where I get it from. Note: sometimes his sight seems to be offline. Just check again later.
www.subclub.org/sponsors/goathil2.htm