"Sommor" Daylight Loader

[David Hughes]

Hi,

I've managed to put one together by buying it in bits but would like to get a look at the instructions. Worse, the body has a label in English and the cassette holder is a "bobineus" but you can't win them all.

BTW, I've sussed out that "O" is open and "F" is shut (as it's French) but the T and V tables worry me. Probably it's turns of the handle for frames and so on.

Anyone? And why is there a version marked "Summor"?

Regards, David

 

[Simon Bruxelles]

I have a daylight loader. It is easy to use as long as you remember which way to put the film in, get the sequence right for inserting the film cassette, don't inadvertently open the film gate and turn the handle in the correct direction. Oh, and you'll probably need a daylight loading bag too so that you can retrieve the film leader when it winds back into the cassette.
Can you post a picture? If yours is the same I can send you more detailed instructions. S

 

[David Hughes]

Thanks Simon, but don't worry about instructions if it means typing out everything the old fashioned way. I've a pretty good idea how it works and only want it for display. Too much effort with the old Filca's etc, etc.

Regards, David

 

[Simon Bruxelles]

I love the Filcas and the paraphenalia of a raw celluloid habit, it's just the price of 100ft of FP4 that puts me off.

 

[Thomas78]

I think the bulk film of Efke or Adox is reasonably priced with about 38 € / 100 ft here in Germany.

Perpahs I will give it a try when I got my first experience with bulk loading. (I have expired Pan F and some strange ISO 400 film form the 1980s I got for free.)

Up to now I have 4 FILCAS (one needs a minor repair) and two cesettes for Canon RF bottom loaders.