Spooling Medium Format?

[EcoLeica]

Just finished my first roll of medium format film, now comes the tricky part. With 35mm you just pulled it away from the canister, but isnt roll film paper backed? Does this paper have to be removed before spoolng?

If someone could help me out with this ill be greatful, or direct me to a suitable website

Cheers

 

[Wayne R. Scott]

If you are developing the film at home, the paper backing does indeed need to rermoved before putting on the developing spool. This needs to be done in complete darkness of course.

Wayne

 

[Ash]

Put all your stuff in a changing bag or black room. Pull the paper backing out from the spool, and let it curl in one hand. soon the film will appear and seperate. Now keep going until the end with tape, and remove the film. Load the film on the spiral. Pop it in the tank, close it up, you're done.

It's as easy as 35mm. Takes a bit of fiddling.


If its C41 and you're leaving it to be developed at a pro lab, leave the film like it came out the camera.

 

[CleverName]

The paper is only attached to film with a little bit of tape at the end.

 

[Xmas]

Pull the tape off the film slowly other wise you will see it glow and if it is fast film - fog.

Fold over the tape as it will support the loading into the spiral, load the tape end first. be careful roll film is floppy and subject to stress marks, 35mm is easy.

If you get stress marks you will detect them easy.

Noel

 

[Bryce]

Xmas-
I use scissors to cut the film rather than mess with the tape. Guess theres more than one way to skin a cat.

 

[Xmas]

Bryce

My problem is the ten thumbs I have, I have not had a STRESS mark since I started pulling the tape from the papar, sloooooowleeeeey, and it (the part previously stuck to the paper) is sufficiently sticky to stick to the film when folded over.
I use the stiffened end to drag the film on to the reel 1/2 turn at least.
So this seems to help me avoid a jam on the plastic reels I use, Pattersons.
I always dry off the reels (store them) in an airing cupboard, and scrub out the grooves about once a year, with abrasive paste, - toothpaste.
Parnoid, yes but better than the stress (marks)?

But if you have eight fingers you may not need to do this, it is not a flame thrower asbestos suit issue... Instead it must be nice having fingers.

Noel