Re: Bulk loading HIE for 35mm cameras? -Reply

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On Wed, 07 May 1997, "Timothy E. Coffer" <COFFER.TIM@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Could you elaborate on the aspects of 70mm HIE that make it difficult to
>handle. I'm heading into that realm and could benefit from anyone's
>experiences with this film.
>Thanks, Tim Coffer
>

I just finished loading several 70mm cassettes of Kodak Aerochrome II 2443 
Color IR film and will be loading 70mm B&W IR film in a few days.  Kodak, 
in their data sheets, makes it quite clear that all loading and unloading 
must be in absolute darkness.  To be safe, I loaded our color IR in a 
darkroom late at night to minimize ANY chance of exposure to light.  
While the use of a Alden 70mm loader simplified the process quite a bit, it 
still took a considerable amount of time to load the bulk roll (100') in 
the loader and then into the 70mm cassettes (remember, I'm doing this 
totally in the dark and by "feel" alone).  I seriously doubt that you could 
easily "split" this stuff down the middle and then load the film into 35mm 
cartridges.  I'm not saying it's impossible, but I question it's 
practicality.
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