From: Clay Harmon (wcharmon@wt.net)
Date: 09/24/02-05:28:35 PM Z
The Harrison extra-large film changing tent makes it possible, though
not fun. I had to use it this summer on the road. They need a terry
cloth forehead wiper sewed just above the zipper, though. No crimps,
just cursing.
Clay
On Tuesday, September 24, 2002, at 04:41 PM, jeffbuck@swcp.com wrote:
> I can't imagine loading a 7x17 or a 12x20 in a film-changing bag of
> any kind
> or size. -jb
>
> Shannon Stoney <sstoney@pdq.net> said:
>
>>> Shannon: Something like this happened to me the first few times I
>>> tried to
>>> load 7x17 holders. I think that, because of the long/skinny,
>>> vertically-loading character of 7x17-inch film, there is a proneness
>>> to
>>> the problem with that format. I've learned to avoid it by holding
>>> the open
>>> holder almost completely vertical when loading. Once I get the
>>> bottom of
> the
>>> sheet started in the grooves, I can usually just let go and, you
>>> know,
>>> shooooooook, down it goes. -JB
>>
>>
>> That sounds ideal. Usually I load in a film changing bag so I don't
>> know if that would work. Maybe if I plan ahead I could load in my
>> film processing place at night. Maybe the cramped quarters of the
>> film changing bag is part of the problem. It never was with 4x5 but
>> of course you need more elbow room with 8x10.
>>
>> --shannon
>>
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