Re: ATM [~OT] Roll film holder plans?

[Aplanatic@aol.com]

Craig wrote:

> I've been looking at using my hasselblad backs in this same way but found a
>  slight snag with the Hasselblad, there's a mating gear in the back and a
>  similar one in the camera body that advances the film and stops untill the
>  shutter is released. It will make it really hard to use as the dark slide 
is
>  locked in as well until the back is attached to a camera. I was thinking of
>  getting one of the earlier non-"A" backs as these have a little viewing 
port
>  for the 120 film so you can see the numbers on the films paper backing.

I use the non-A back and disable the locking mechanism by removing the front 
face plate and then removing a little "thingie" or "do-hicky".  Sorry for the 
highly technical terms, but I can't exactly remember what the thing-a-ma-bob 
looks like, exactly (it's been about three years).  But if you open the face 
plate (be careful, there are other thingies that can fall out) it should be 
quite obvious what need to be removed after an hour or so of study.

Dave Rowe