Date sent:        Tue, 20 May 1997 21:07:36 +0000
From:             Willem-Jan Markerink 
Subject:          Re: Horizon 202
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On 19 May 97 at 21:31, Jeffrey D. Rogers wrote:

> How hard is it to learn to load it in the dark? 

You definately need some daylight & darkload training before
attempting the real thing with Kodak HIE. 
One trick I learned (which also applies to normal film loading) is to 
keep on winding until the leader bulges on the far right, and pops 
out by itself. Trying to pry it out with your fingers is highly 
inefficient, since you need the length of popping-out film anyway to 
insert it in the take-up spool. You can even try to squeeze out an 
extra image by rewinding the film until it is tightly wound; but 
don't forget to watch the unlocking pin come out again, otherwise you 
create a (partly) double exposure on the first frame. Being Dutch 
helps to motivate this procedure....;-))
(since you are darkloading, even the leader can be used as good film, 
right from the first image....you are spoiling at least two frames
otherwise!)


-- 
Bye,

Willem-Jan Markerink


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is sometimes far less intelligent than
     the inability to understand



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