Re: Buckling,kinking problem loading HIE onto rolls to process.

[Joshua_Putnam <josh@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

FISHMAN57@xxxxxxx writes:

>   I`ve been having an intermitten problem of the last 6-12" of the HIE film 
>being loaded onto a Paterson reel to process kinking. This ruins a frame or 
>two. I don`t presoak the film, and turn them firmly and slowly. It seems 
>almost like 36 ex are too much for the reel *although* I don`t have this 
>occur on other films. Can it be the reels? or is this common?.  Any comments 
>are appreciated. Thanks

It's the thin Estar base of HIE that makes it more difficult to
load on reels that push the film forward into the reel, rather
than winding it around the reel.  For almost all of my 35mm
processing I use reels similar to the Patersons, but for HIE I
use old-fashioned Hewes stainless reels that load the old
fashioned way, pinch and wind rather than push.  I also use them
for Technical Pan for the same reasons.

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