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Hi all

Would someone know where I can find IXMOO cassettes?

Anyone fad up to see his gathering dust?😉

Thanks!
 
Well, mine are not gathering dust - they are used all the time! Your best bet is talking to the dealers and ask them to keep their eyes open fo them. Occasionally they crop up at camera swap meets too.
They are getting scarce as the users (like me) are holding on to them and the rest usually throw them out!!!! I know of one instance where a research lab chucked over a 100 in the garbage as no-one knew how to open/close and load them!
It also depends were you are located. They are easier to find in Europe than here in N.A. They have also gotten expensive - now sellers are asking $10-15/each and even more if they have the box and plastic container.
 
Dear Michael,

How many do you want? I have some, somewhere, and will try to find them. Most have the plastic containers. I have some FILCAs too, in the alloy containers.

Cheers,

R.
 
Tom A said:
Well, mine are not gathering dust - they are used all the time! Your best bet is talking to the dealers and ask them to keep their eyes open fo them. Occasionally they crop up at camera swap meets too.
They are getting scarce as the users (like me) are holding on to them and the rest usually throw them out!!!! I know of one instance where a research lab chucked over a 100 in the garbage as no-one knew how to open/close and load them!
It also depends were you are located. They are easier to find in Europe than here in N.A. They have also gotten expensive - now sellers are asking $10-15/each and even more if they have the box and plastic container.
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Hi Tom,

Thanks for the tip, I'll try in Europe.
Say, there is one more thing that I wander about them:

Could I adapt the baseplate of my MP to open the cassette?
can thebaseplate locking disc be swapped with an older one?
Maybe it is possible to machine a new disc like the old type?

Cheers
 
Over the past year I have bought about a dozen IXMOO from e bay, usually 1 or 2 at a time but once got lucky and got four new ones cheaply. I am not yet using them but can see it coming. I have four similar Nikon cassetes that did hundreds of rolls for me in college and it's a great way to go. Search e bay for magazine and film holder as well as Leica cassette. To stretch this thread a bit, which bulk loader is best for IXMOO? I've tried various Alden and Watson and they work but not as easily as my Watson and Nikon cassette. Thanks. Joe
 
The later M6TTL's and M7's can not use the IXMOO due to a "ledge" inside and on the M7 the contacts for the ISO reader gets all bunched up and expensive service required!
You cant "remake" the late baseplate as there is no "tongue" to move the spring out of the way, but you can always swap baseplate with an older M6/M4P version and use it instead.
I use my IXMOO's on an older M6 without problem. I made a Rapidwinder that could open/close them, but I have no plans to put that version in production as invariably someone would "try" it on their M7 and blame me for the repairs required afterwards!
I find that the minimum you need is 18-19 IXMOO's as that will allow you to load a full 100 ft can. Loading them is a bit of pain so you are better of doing a full can and forget about the misery. I tend to do either 400 ft or 1000ft of moviestock in one sitting (and a long one at that - at least 3-4 hours for 180 IXMOO's and 1000ft).
 
Tom A said:
The later M6TTL's and M7's can not use the IXMOO due to a "ledge" inside and on the M7 the contacts for the ISO reader gets all bunched up and expensive service required!
You cant "remake" the late baseplate as there is no "tongue" to move the spring out of the way, but you can always swap baseplate with an older M6/M4P version and use it instead.
I use my IXMOO's on an older M6 without problem. I made a Rapidwinder that could open/close them, but I have no plans to put that version in production as invariably someone would "try" it on their M7 and blame me for the repairs required afterwards!
I find that the minimum you need is 18-19 IXMOO's as that will allow you to load a full 100 ft can. Loading them is a bit of pain so you are better of doing a full can and forget about the misery. I tend to do either 400 ft or 1000ft of moviestock in one sitting (and a long one at that - at least 3-4 hours for 180 IXMOO's and 1000ft).
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WOW 😱, I don't know what impresses me more: that you load 1000 ft of film or that you shoot them...

Would the IXMOO be usable in an MP (with a baseplate swap) ?

Thanks for the great answers!
 
I use the Watson 200 loader with great success. The 100 works but not as smoothly. Remember, it only has to close the cassette. Tom is right though about loading as many as you can at a sitting. Sometimes you forget to close the cassette before removing it from the loader. 😱

And for those digging around for theirs in hopes of selling, I'd be interested in buying two more IXMOO's
 
Actually, 1000 ft represents about 8-10 weeks of shooting in the summer and probably 12-14 in the winter!
I have some Tri X in the MP at the moment, but once it is finished I will try it with the IXMOO's. I usually shoot IXMOO's with my M2's and/or a M6 and the Rapidwinders designed for them.
Only problem with IXMOO's are when travelling - airport security take a dim view of them and keep going on about them looking as gun cartridges! They are also rather heavy and a pocket full of them (5-6) have you listing heavily to that side.
I also use the Nikon Rf cassettes for my S2/S3/S4 and SP's. It is inherently a better design with open slots for pulling the film out, but also not as well made as the IXMOO's. A bit more fragile and the locking spring can get "lazy" and not work properly. Only have enough for 200ft of film though with those cassettes, but then they are easier to load!
 
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