Re: Bulk loading infrared ad infinitum

[bfranson@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Bill Franson)]

>
>> Yes, Kodak still sells 35mm HIE in bulk rolls, but the length has been
>> "inflated" to 150 feet and the sprocket holes are of the Bell & Howell
>> (movie camera style?) kind, so the film can't be used in 99.9% of the
>> 35mm cameras made in the world. 
>
>I more than strongly doubt this explanation.
>The only strange perforation I have heard of in general is 'no 
>perforation'; motion picture perforation is identical to the ones 
>used in photo business. 

I'm also in the doubters camp on this one, though I do know that some Kodak
35mm film, LPD4 specifically, had a more oval shape to the sprocket holes.
LPD4 is, or was, a direct positive high contrast film on a tough as nails,
mylar like base. It came in 150ft lengths. You could not tear the film. It
had to be cut. It was great for multi-image use except for the sprocket
holes; they wouldn't fit in pin-registered mounts. But..., enough with the
trivia.

Bill

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