sepiareverb
genius and moron
Lloyd’s here. I have two of them, but could be fine with just one. I tend to load a whole 100’ into cassettes all in one sitting, usually in front of the TV. Have not had scratches, I too keep them stored in plastic bags.
newsgrunt
Well-known
also, cuz you *KNOW* that the best photo *WILL* be the last frame lolol
kiemchacsu
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Actually in the opposite way,
Since using bulk load film, i know that the last 1-2 frames would be burn out already so normally I shoot quickly last frames to finish the roll in soonest way.
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julio1fer
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I have used Lloyd's for more than 40 years, probably a thousand 36-frame rolls or more, with zero scratches. I keep the loader in a plastic bag.
Felt should not be that bad, remember it is featured in the 35mm cassettes anyway.
I use Kalt plastic cassettes, and also reload used 35mm cassettes.
My late father loaded 35mm from bulk in the darkroom. He had a wood beam with nails marking the exact length; film was cut with scissors. I did it myself more than a few times. We loaded the whole 100 ft into cassettes in a single pass.
I have read that HCB loaded his bulk film in cassettes in a changing bag, using no loader. He just counted the turns in the 35mm cassette, which is not that hard. It seems clever.
Felt should not be that bad, remember it is featured in the 35mm cassettes anyway.
I use Kalt plastic cassettes, and also reload used 35mm cassettes.
My late father loaded 35mm from bulk in the darkroom. He had a wood beam with nails marking the exact length; film was cut with scissors. I did it myself more than a few times. We loaded the whole 100 ft into cassettes in a single pass.
I have read that HCB loaded his bulk film in cassettes in a changing bag, using no loader. He just counted the turns in the 35mm cassette, which is not that hard. It seems clever.
Farside
Member
About 1980 I bought my first bulk loader, similar to a Watson, along with a handful of re-useable cassettes. I went through many hundreds of feet of cheap B&W film and enjoyed saving a few bucks. The results were mostly ok, and I didn't run into any problems along the way, just by following instructions. I didn't have a proper darkroom, so loaded the bulk roll into the loader at night in a dark room, under the duvet. 
It worked well enough.
That was followed by many years of being loader-less and buying shop film.
Ten years ago, when my interest in photography had been re-awakened by decent digicams falling into my financial reach, my old interest in film resurged also, and I bought a Watson-type Computrol loader, along with about 50 Kalt-type reloadable cassettes.
I haven't loaded a single one yet, but the bug has resurfaced and I've just bought a 100ft roll of Fomapan 200.
At the time of the buying craziness in the late 2000 decade, I picked up a trio of Shirley Wellard reloadable cassettes along with a bench-type loader, but I don't see me using that.
In the fridge, there's 1000ft of Kodak type 202, just waiting to be used.
I've got enough film to last for a while, once I get around to using it.
It worked well enough.
That was followed by many years of being loader-less and buying shop film.
Ten years ago, when my interest in photography had been re-awakened by decent digicams falling into my financial reach, my old interest in film resurged also, and I bought a Watson-type Computrol loader, along with about 50 Kalt-type reloadable cassettes.
I haven't loaded a single one yet, but the bug has resurfaced and I've just bought a 100ft roll of Fomapan 200.
At the time of the buying craziness in the late 2000 decade, I picked up a trio of Shirley Wellard reloadable cassettes along with a bench-type loader, but I don't see me using that.
In the fridge, there's 1000ft of Kodak type 202, just waiting to be used.
I've got enough film to last for a while, once I get around to using it.