wjlapier
Well-known
What's the deal with film in bulk coming out of the freezer and maybe going back in? What about using a bulk loader if you only have one. Finish the roll or swap it out for something else?
I'm stocking up on 70mm film and not sure how I want to use it just yet so anything I've purchased has been put in the freezer. But a couple of rolls have been taken out so I can tests the film and get a better idea of workflow. Leave them out or can I re-freeze?
Kind of the same for 35mm. I've bought some 100ft rolls of expired and fresh film with the idea of bulk loading, but since I have one loader for now, what do you guys do? Right now I'm testing some expired Fujifilm Fujichrome 100 film. 1999 vintage. But I would like to try some Fujifilm Provia vintage 2012 I have in the freezer. Eventually, I would like to roll some XP2 I just bought. Just buy more loaders?
I'm stocking up on 70mm film and not sure how I want to use it just yet so anything I've purchased has been put in the freezer. But a couple of rolls have been taken out so I can tests the film and get a better idea of workflow. Leave them out or can I re-freeze?
Kind of the same for 35mm. I've bought some 100ft rolls of expired and fresh film with the idea of bulk loading, but since I have one loader for now, what do you guys do? Right now I'm testing some expired Fujifilm Fujichrome 100 film. 1999 vintage. But I would like to try some Fujifilm Provia vintage 2012 I have in the freezer. Eventually, I would like to roll some XP2 I just bought. Just buy more loaders?
Ronald M
Veteran
Watch for condensation. Seal with zip lok bag.
If you do not have 15 bucks for a second loader, pull out the film and return to original packaging complete with sealing tape. Will be fine refrozen. I would not do this with high humidity.
Been doing this since Watson advertised "a penny a frame."
I never lost any film, but cassettes have become an issue. Last plastic ones I bought
would not feed past 10 frames is Leicas and Nikons. Kodaks are impossible to open/close. Kalt are the best today.
I switched to Leica brass ones which will last forever. Nikons are fed Kalts.
If you do not have 15 bucks for a second loader, pull out the film and return to original packaging complete with sealing tape. Will be fine refrozen. I would not do this with high humidity.
Been doing this since Watson advertised "a penny a frame."
I never lost any film, but cassettes have become an issue. Last plastic ones I bought
would not feed past 10 frames is Leicas and Nikons. Kodaks are impossible to open/close. Kalt are the best today.
I switched to Leica brass ones which will last forever. Nikons are fed Kalts.
sepiareverb
genius and moron
+1 on this.
I wouldn’t worry about freeze thaw on films, but would, as suggested, keep the whole loader in a ziplock bag. Pull it out the night before, spool up, then bag and re freeze. Or swap out for something else and re freeze.
wjlapier
Well-known
Yeah, loaders are cheap I see. I was more curious about the 70mm film going in and out and back in the freezer then thought about the 35 I just started bulk loading.
Ko.Fe.
Lenses 35/21 Gears 46/20
Keep it sealed. Like in it the ziplock bag. Take it out from freezer. Wait until it reaches room temperature. Load enough for three months . Seal again and back to freezer.
Loaded rolls are to be kept in refrigerator, not freezer. I guess, it is something to load 70mm on, into.
It doesn't matter where film is. In the bulk loader or in the tin.
Film is not meat. Main problem is to keep it from accumulating moisture from the air once it is out from the freezer. So, wait until it reaches room temperature and only then take it out. Back to the freezer sealed - no problem.
Loaded rolls are to be kept in refrigerator, not freezer. I guess, it is something to load 70mm on, into.
It doesn't matter where film is. In the bulk loader or in the tin.
Film is not meat. Main problem is to keep it from accumulating moisture from the air once it is out from the freezer. So, wait until it reaches room temperature and only then take it out. Back to the freezer sealed - no problem.