daveh
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Post by daveh on Mar 13, 2012 19:22:08 GMT -5
Hye, it doesn't lose any frames as it is when the leader disengages the tone changes - so it is only how it's loaded at the start. Some cameras wind it of a couple of frames - or more - once the back is closed. I used to eke out 39, sometimes 40, frames on some cameras - especially good when it was prepaid slide film. Of course if it's going o the developing tank it's arguably better not to pull the film through the felt again anyway. It just annoys me that removing the end need a pair of pliers when there were perfectly good cassettes where it was easy to remove the ends.
Dave.
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Post by 33dollars on Mar 14, 2012 22:07:13 GMT -5
I've got one of those film picker thingies to retrieve the leader. Its about a dozen attempts to get the little bugger out.
This kid has it down pat.
Show off.
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Post by grenouille on Mar 15, 2012 5:02:58 GMT -5
Thanks Dave, the next time I'm going to give it a try, stopping it after it clears the take up spool, Regards
Hye
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Post by mickeyobe on Mar 15, 2012 8:55:55 GMT -5
I've got one of those film picker thingies to retrieve the leader. Its about a dozen attempts to get the little bugger out. This kid has it down pat. Show off. The kid is a genius. It took me several days and a lot of tries to finally get it. Now I succeed almost every time. I just wish he didn't look so confident. Mickey |
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Post by philbirch on Jun 17, 2014 17:38:07 GMT -5
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Post by cooltouch on Jun 9, 2015 14:25:40 GMT -5
A method I used for years before I finally broke down and bought a metal extractor from Freestyle was sort of similar to the lick method.
I would take an old library card or something similar -- a little pocket calendar card is usually about right -- but an expired credit card is sometimes too thick. I cut a strip about 3/8" wide off the card.
I take some scotch tape and cut off a strip to lay on top of the strip, and then use more tape to secure this piece of tape to the strip -- a small piece to the top of the strip, and a small piece to the bottom of the strip. Double-sided tape will work too. Just lay a piece down on the card strip -- about an inch and a half long piece.
I listen to the click also. When I hear the click, I insert the tape covered strip and push it in. You can feel the resistance after it gets pushed in a little ways. Then I slowly draw it out. More often than not, it will drag out the film leader with it.
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Post by philbirch on Jul 3, 2017 16:52:13 GMT -5
whats a case peanut knife?
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