RE: KODAK HIE in 120 rolls

[Dan Cardish <dcardish@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Pardon my ignorance, but why not just strip down the 70mm film to 61.5mm?

Dan C.

At 06:43 PM 05-08-98 +0000, you wrote:
>On  5 Aug 98 at 7:06, 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. 
>
>Nope, 70mm stripped down to 120/220 is 60.0mm wide, while true
>120/220 is 61.5-62.0mm....enough difference to cause problems in a
>120/220 reel. 
>
> 
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