Film-Type Reminder for M7

MPerson said:
An expensive solution!

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Hmmm. I may have been unlucky but I bought three of those a few months back. They went straight into the bin. Build quality was, shall we say, somewhat less than optimal - holes not round, edges rough and still showing tool marks, and in one case a deep scratch that looked like the hole cutter had slipped. I wouldn't even have stuck 'em to my Werramatic.

I should really have tried to return them for a refund, but I'll admit that I threw them away in disgust instead of using my brain.
 
lewis44 said:
I'm using a Zhou Case. They are around $60 and I really like it.

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I really like your camera!!!!repainted by...???
 
Quite a long time ago, Bill Pierce described a system he used (maybe he still does) for keeping track of film in multiple camera bodies, using 3/4" color-code dot labels you can buy in office supply stores (Avery and Post-It make them, among others). You stick a label for the appropriate film on the top deck of the camera---green labels for Tri-X/HP5+, red for Kodachrome, blue for E-6 films, etc. Make up your own color scheme. You know what's in a particular camera body at a glance. It's simple, it's brilliant.

I put a roll number on the label, stick it on the camera, and when the roll is finished I peel the label off and stick it on the cassette. If it's color film, when I send it to the lab I peel the label from the cassette and stick it on the lab receipt/shipping label to keep track of what has been sent where.
 
The colored dot idea is a good one, though I'd have to pop it on the bottom. I couldn't stand looking at it all day 🙂

I have had the "mystery film" issue on my Nikon RFs, which I do not use that frequently. Currently have "something" in my SP!

Good thread.

Kent
 
Chuck Albertson said:
Quite a long time ago, Bill Pierce described a system he used (maybe he still does) for keeping track of film in multiple camera bodies, using 3/4" color-code dot labels you can buy in office supply stores (Avery and Post-It make them, among others). You stick a label for the appropriate film on the top deck of the camera---green labels for Tri-X/HP5+, red for Kodachrome, blue for E-6 films, etc. Make up your own color scheme. You know what's in a particular camera body at a glance. It's simple, it's brilliant.

I put a roll number on the label, stick it on the camera, and when the roll is finished I peel the label off and stick it on the cassette. If it's color film, when I send it to the lab I peel the label from the cassette and stick it on the lab receipt/shipping label to keep track of what has been sent where.
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I didn't know anyone else did this, but that's what I was going to suggest. Works fine, easier than putting a peice of card in the hot/cold shoe, though that can help if you have a loose finder foot.
 
Nobody use the notepad in their iphone or black/blue/red-berry?

My wife gave me an old iphone and that's pretty much what I use it for besides the phone.
 
Chuck Albertson said:
Quite a long time ago, Bill Pierce described a system he used (maybe he still does) for keeping track of film in multiple camera bodies, using 3/4" color-code dot labels you can buy in office supply stores (Avery and Post-It make them, among others). You stick a label for the appropriate film on the top deck of the camera---green labels for Tri-X/HP5+, red for Kodachrome, blue for E-6 films, etc. Make up your own color scheme. You know what's in a particular camera body at a glance. It's simple, it's brilliant.

I put a roll number on the label, stick it on the camera, and when the roll is finished I peel the label off and stick it on the cassette. If it's color film, when I send it to the lab I peel the label from the cassette and stick it on the lab receipt/shipping label to keep track of what has been sent where.
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nice idea! I will try to organize myself.
 
Chuck Albertson said:
Quite a long time ago, Bill Pierce described a system he used (maybe he still does) for keeping track of film in multiple camera bodies, using 3/4" color-code dot labels you can buy in office supply stores
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Great idea, except for us old guys how do you remember what the color code means -🙂.

Actually I have two M7 bodies and simply by checking the film speed when I turn on the camera I do a double check to make sure what film I have. Rarely is B&W speeds the same as the color film I use.
 
I don't use the auto ISO on the M7. That way I have to think before I stuff a new something into the camera. No guarantees I'll think but whatever. I also try to shoot up what's in the camera. Some of my best shots (in my humble opinion) have come from those last 4 or 5 shots that I've done to finish a roll. Let that be a lesson to me I guess.
 
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