70 mm HIE in Hassie A70 Back

["Mr. E Crumpler, Jr" <nikonguy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Does anyone have experience with using HIE 70mm in a hasselblad 70mm back?
I'm wondering how much of a hassel it is to load the film?  Do you have to
have a cassette
or can you load say 15 feet of film directly into the back and then cut off
the exposed portion
and reconnect the film in the dark?  I'm not happy with either Konica or
MACO and wish to
have the HIE "blown" look with reduced grain.  I bought a camera to shoot
4x5 HIE one week
before Kodak announced it's demise. Bummer!

Is the 70mm back and 150 feet of film worth the ~$500-600 start up cost in
the long run?

Gene Crumpler
AKA Nikonguy

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