RE: KODAK HIE in 120 rolls

["David M. Young" <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 11:26 AM 8/5/98 +0000, you wrote:
>On  3 Aug 98 at 20:24, David M. Young wrote:
>
>> At 10:34 PM 8/3/98 +0000, you wrote:
>> As is mentioned in the FAQ, Kinderman makes a 70mm reel that holds 15'
>> lengths.  I also perused a Jobo catalog and found that they have a 70mm
>> reel for the 2500 series tanks that hols 5' lengths.
>
>Yes, but those are stainless steel reels (I believe Jobo uses the 
>Hewes reels, made in the UK). Can't chop them easy, not to mention 
>fit them together afterwards.

Why would you want to split them apart??  If you've got 70mm film and reel,
you're set.  If you strip down the 70mm to 120/220 width, you can use a
120/220 reel.  If you're concerned about length, Jobo makes long-roll
setups for both 120/220 and 70mm. 

>> You can order complete 70mm cartridges from any Hasselblad dealer... I got
>> mine from B&H. 
>
>Sorry, I ment intact 70mm film, I already have a bunch of cartridges.
>And you shouldn't buy new either, those prices are insane....on
>Usenet (rec.photo.marketplace), Dan Eisenman often sells (single-)
>used ones for much less. He might also still have units that have
>seen more use, for a few dollars each.
>While a new Linhof cartridge is US$35-40....8-))
>Just make sure the felt is clean, you don't have to worry so much 
>whether the felt seals good, at least not in case of HIE....it never 
>sees daylight anyway.

True, used is cheaper and I have a couple... but those two and all the
others I've seen typically have bad felt that leaves smudges on the film.
If I'm going to spend $200 on the film, go to the hassle of getting the
larger format processed (not to mention the other higher expense of
medium-format), loading it myself, all for the idea that the larger
negative will produce higher quality prints, I'm not going to quibble about
buying a few $30 new cartridges now and again.

Cheers, 
D.

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