Re: Odd-sized Roll-film

[jamiehy <jamiehy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>I just got some bad news for those of us who like to use some of our older
>cameras.
>
>Film for Classics will no longer be spooling some of the larger sizes.
>This means no more 103 film for your Kodak Panoram #4, no more 122 for your
>3A Folding Pocket Kodak or Kodak Panoram #3A and no more 116 or 616 for all
>those box cameras
>you always meant to take out and try.
>
>Does anyone know of another source for these film sizes?
>
>Rich Campbell
>richard_campbell@xxxxxxx

When I talked to the guy at film for classics in October he told me that he
couldn't get the spooling paper printed , and I think his sources for
various materials ( including kodak) have been increasingly unhelpful, with
larger minimums. Oh well.
For #4 al vistas and panorams-If you have spools you could buy #8 cirkut
film, cut it in half and get two rolls of 4" film already with leader and
trailer paper on it. For the panoram you will have to cover up the red
window.
I cut the film with a large pipe cutter( the kind that looks like a c-
clamp, with a tightening knob and a circular blade) , marking carefully,
and turning it around and around while tightening. I had to get a big one
with a bigger diameter blade, and file away around the circular blade to
get more cutting depth, but I can now also cut #10 cirkut color film to
other sizes, and I get a smooth dust free cut.

Also Lotus camera will consider cutting bulk film sizes in rolls, with
reasonable min order sizes. They have a 200 ISO B&W film that is very nice.
I just ordered a 10" by 100' roll for my #10 cirkut camera.
One would have to check with them for details. Jamie