[photo-3d] Re: Belplasca Problem

["Ray Moxom" <raymoxom@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I agree that the Belplasca is a bit different in the film loading area. But,
like Ernie, I have not had to cut the film in any way. On my Belplasca I
just slide the film under the  open end of the two slots - there is
sufficient friction to hold the film and the system seems to work without
any problems.

Perhaps not all Belplascas have the same type of take up spool. Mine seems
to be the same as Ernie's. Ron, does yours have the double slot spool?

Ray Moxom

Ernie Rairdin Wrote
> I'm sure mine must be like yours. It is more like a tab in the middle.
(Two
> slots with the right end open). Even though it is in the middle, I just
slide
> the film in and it lays over the right end of the spool. Never had to cut
the
> film leader and the film has never slipped out when advancing.  It is not
a
> fun camera to load but no leader trimming required.  My biggest complaint
is
> feeding it through the sprockets then sliding it into the slot.
> My serial number is 04704. Maybe they made some changes.

> Ron Labbe wrote:
>> I've been working with a Belplasca after years with a Verascope... I'm
>> interested to see which I really like better.
>> One thing I DON'T like about my Belplasca is the fact that the slit in
the
>> take up spool is in the MIDDLE of the spool which seems bizarre as all
the
>> film ends are cut to the SIDE... In order to spool on the film, I have to
>> snip the end each time. Was this problem on all Belplascas? (I don't
>> remember ever hearing about this problem) Has anyone attempted a fix?