Re: [APML] Cygnus Widefield

[George Anderson <georgea@cam.org>]

Many thanks Marty

This is the kind of positive response that I was hoping for. I wasn't
looking forward to splitting rolls of 36 into three in the pitch black
of the darkroom and then trying to get the end on the cannister.
I think I'll have to get a rubbermaid container to put in the chest
freezer so that assorted films and bulk loaders don't end up slipping to
the bottom. I have already been told that I can't have the basket as
that is for this weeks menu.  :^)
For your schmidt do you hyper individual chips or a strip of film to be
cut at a later time?

George

Clear skies and good health

Martin C Germano wrote:
> 
> George,
> 
> > I remember seeing on someones website that bulkloading tech-pan was
> > touch and go due to scratches.
> > Is this true, or is it worth rolling my own 8-10 shot cannisters?
> 
> With care, you should not have much problem with scratches/static. I used to
> have problems with scratches/dust when I was cutting my chips for my 5.5"
> Schmidt back in the 70's (using  un-hypered SO 410 back then), but have had
> very few such problems when loading onto a reel for hypering. I have bulk
> loaded *many* Tech Pan rolls for hypering (in fact, I have never bought Tech
> Pan in less than 150 foot rolls), and rarely have marks that can be
> attributed to loading. More often I get static marks, which may be from
> subsequent handling in the field (like very dry, windy conditions)
> 
> > I guess the bulk loader stays in the fridge double baggied?
> 
> I have always kept my bulk rolls in the freezer (in a bulk loader, once the
> carton was opened) in a single ziplock bag (I forget if I bagged them
> *before* ziplock bags <g>). With "fresh" film it should last for at least 18
> months (un-hypered) with no *noticeable* degradation.
> 
> Marty
> 
> Martin C Germano
> email: mcgermano@earthlink.net
> Web: http://home.earthlink.net/~mcgermano
> 
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