Re: Realist Loading the Piper Way vs. Dr. T way!

[P3D Dr. George A. Themelis <DrT-3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Piper way: "Set the rewind button to Advance.  

Dr. T way:  Do not set button to Advance!  Leave it in Rewind!!!

Piper continues:
>Pull up the rewind knob.  Rotate the
[I have deleted exactly 11 lines here!!!!]

Dr. T way:  Just pass the film under spocket guard and to pick up spool.
[Note: this one line has eliminated 11 Piper lines!!!]

Rest is the same.  Now, which method is simpler?  Piper or Dr. T?
I'll let you draw your own conclusions!!!

I think old timers like Piper and BobH got a bit confused when the
leader got shorter which made loading much simpler... ;)

>whatever method you use, if you are absolutely consistent in your
>loading, the sprocket drive will allow you to change films in the middle 
>of a roll.

I have changed films in the middle of the roll many times.  Even if you are
not consistent in loading, as in Dr. T's much simpler method, you can do it 
but you might need to advance two times past the unloading frame to avoid 
overlapping.

George Themelis


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