Re: Subdued Loading of 70mm HIE film

[Joshua_Putnam <josh@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Rolland Elliott" <rolland_elliott@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

>>If backing paper is good enough to keep cut-down rollfilm
>>from fogging, shouldn't it be good enough to keep film
>>inside a 70mm cassette from fogging, too

>I load 70mm HIE film in subdued light with no problems and without a leader.
>I use a Jobo Maxilux safelight set on green filtration with a 82mm B+W IR 
>blocking filter about 3 feet away from the film. The Jobo safelight can be 
>found on ebay for less than $50 and the B+W 82mm filter is a little over 
>$100. ( I happened to have both items; I didn't just go out and blow $150 to 
>be able to load my IR film in subdued light)

This sounds like a practical solution for a darkroom at
least, but I was hoping a paper leader would allow
subdued-light loading outside the darkroom, as is possible
with rollfilm using backing paper.

Ordinarily, one 70mm cassette is plenty of film, but in a
couple of months I'll be getting on a sailboat bound for
Alaska, and I'd like to be able to load a fresh roll of
film below decks without having to make a temporary
darkroom.  I had planned on using a changing bag before the
paper leader idea struck me, and I'll still do that if the
paper leader doesn't work, but I'd be much happier being
able to see what I'm doing.

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