Steel reel

[Greg Heath]

Trying to wind a roll of 36 Tri-x on a steel roll in a changing bag is like ******************* under a sheet. I want my Medium format back, but I love my new Pentax H3V. Mint.
I just had to decompress. Back to developing.

[George Collier]

Well, you could use a dark bathroom. .

[Greg Heath]

I do have a darkroom and it would be easy to flip off the lights but I have a light leak on a painted window. Gotta fix that. I saw one of those free standing changing bags that's collapsible. $80. That's allot of dough.

[Moopheus]

These Noritsu dark boxes are great for loading small tanks.

[ROL]

Trying to wind a roll of 36 Tri-x on a steel roll in a changing bag is like jerking off under a sheet.

That's a bit Racine for these forums, no? And your problem is ...that you need assistance?

[Greg Heath]

It's actually satire in motion. A bit ridiculous though I might add, I appreciate the link.

[Sundowner]

Have you tried reversing the direction of the film, and winding the tighter end on the center of the reel first?

[Greg Heath]

the biggest problem, is that I gave away one of my best reels to a friend just starting out...so all I had left was the 35mm steel reel without the wire spring at the middle. This other brand is vintage made in Germany "K" brand. I sort of never figured out how to load them, I forgot to look at the middle and threw everything into a changing bag, so I was trying to get it to work without ever having figured it out... I was in a hurry.. lots to do today. normally I can get everything done in 25 minutes or so from load to hanging it to dry. I am normally a Medium Format guy, so I was sitting there contemplating the craziness of 36 shots on a roll, while I was trying to figure out by feel how to load this style 35mm steel cage. I am so use to between 8-12 shots max on MF. I think back to when I use to do digital, and had 200+ shots on a card. that was nuts..

[walbergb]

Get a Hewes reel. The film lead attaches with the perforations. Grip and centring are a breeze.

[Greg Heath]

cool...thanks I will check it out. where did you order from ?