:oops: What a disaster - the moral of the story - use a processed film in the daylight first - I did not and made a mess of it. It did not wind into the tank properly - tried in daylight after the event and it went in first time - so it was me - not the tank - and make sure sprockets are down into the groove.
:lol: Any suggestions on how to get a Kodak Cartridge open in the dark. I eventually resorted to a big knife but am sure there is an easier way.
Anyhow, it was not a 100% disaster - about 80% I reckon - the 20% shows the camera works OK and the rating for the film looks about right so I might salvage enough to show off on the web site.
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If you can, wind the film out of the cartridge and don't actually break it (which creates an easy plate of Super 8 spagetti if your a bad cook ). You can unwind film simply by counter twisting the dial that drives the film in the camera. After a couple twists you'll hear a click' click', and then you can wind the film ( in the dark of course ) from the cartridge onto your processing reel. Be sure to unwind it as flat as possible from the film cartridge so that the emulsion side of the film doesn't scrape against the cartridge on its way to the reel. Good Luck!
Thnaks for that. I actually thought it was not possible to get it out of the cartridge that way. By the looks of our recent dull weather the other cartridge of Tri-X will be getting used soon.
You are right about letting it in flattish. My practise, after the event, showed this. What made me over confident was the fact I never had any problems with 16mm film in the past, I think the wider film just found the groves easier in the dark!
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You can remove super8 film from the cartriges by pulling the film end when its in the cart's gate. you dont have to open the cart. press down on the pressure pad and ocasionally turn the spindle on the back it it jams. I use this method, and rarely scratch the film. I use a doran g 3 tank and ilford devloper. I usually get goos results, but have a problem with the film winding onto itelf causing ghost frames.
oh, and do this in TOTAL darkness.
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My second attempt went better. I pulled the film from the cartridge, but found it was too tight to wind straight into the tank. So, I wound it out onto a spool first and loaded from that. It worked, and the whole film processed. The only thing I forgo was to make sure the sprocket side was in the groove so the edge that was is slightly marked.
All the above was inside a changing bag on the dining room table.
I have just made a fixture, but have yet to test, a winder to unload up to two cartidges onto spools from which the film can be loaded into the tank.
Watch this space!
New web site and this is cine page http://www.picsntech.co.uk/cine.html
Anyhow, it was not a 100% disaster - about 80% I reckon - the 20% shows the camera works OK and the rating for the film looks about right so I might salvage enough to show off on the web site.
). You can unwind film simply by counter twisting the dial that drives the film in the camera. After a couple twists you'll hear a click' click', and then you can wind the film ( in the dark of course ) from the cartridge onto your processing reel. Be sure to unwind it as flat as possible from the film cartridge so that the emulsion side of the film doesn't scrape against the cartridge on its way to the reel. Good Luck!