How do I go about doing this? I tried it with my first roll of Infrared, and the infrared roll just flew straight down instead of getting all curled up while I was loading it. Also, loading it into a plastic Patterson(esp?) tank was annoying....The film kept getting caught and crumpled while I was in the dark. When I finished developing, a few frames of the film had bend marks on it. Please Help! (I am new to the world of B&W Infrared!)

-- Steevens Alconcel (psxguy85@hotmail.com), April 23, 2002

Answers

Hi Steevens, I am not sure I have an answer. What you described has never happened to me. Infrared film is a lot thinner than regular film, and thus requires more delicate and patient handling all around. However, I don't treat it differently from regular film when loading. Make sure your reels are set properly. It almost sounds to me like they were just a bit too far apart to properly grab the film. If your film was ruined, use it for some practice loading drills.

Good luck.

chris

-- Christian Harkness (chris.harkness@eudoramail.com), April 23, 2002.

You might also make sure that your reels are clean. After repeated usage in photochemical they can sometimes get a build up. A good run through the dishwasher will clean them nicley. Just a thought. I have not had any problems loading my Ir films both 35mm and 120. Good luck.

-- Tom Purdum (tom@groundzeroroasting.com), April 23, 2002.