Inserting a roll film

Merlin · 2006-09-13T13:40:03+00:00

Hallo Leute .... ich hab gerade einen Mamiya C220 von einem Bekannten daheim. Bin allg. sehr zufrieden mit den ersten Mittelformat Experimenten ... aber i...

Merlin

Hi everyone.... I’ve just got a Mamiya C220 at home from a friend. I’m generally very happy with my first forays into medium format... but (on my friend’s advice) I loaded the film (ADOX CHM 400 Pro) in the darkroom. But that means I can’t see the markings on the paper :unsure: So does that mean I should load it under subdued lighting? Even with a 3200 film? And up to which marking should I reel the film before I can close the lid? And one more thing: My enlarger does 6x6, but it only has a 50mm lens. I’ve already noticed that the corners aren’t properly lit… does the lens have any other drawbacks when shooting 6x6? Thanks in advance for your replies :) Kind regards, Martin

Wolfgg

Hi Martin! Loading the film in dim light doesn’t mean you have to do it in the dark, but simply that direct sunlight shouldn’t be shining on it – so always ensure there’s at least a body shadow (this also applies to the 35mm cassette). There’s an arrow on the protective paper that runs across the entire width: <---------------------> On almost all cameras, this must line up with a mark when you close the lid. Perhaps someone else who owns the camera will have something to add. With 6x6, the 50mm lens will only reproduce a section slightly larger than 35mm clearly; for 6x6, you absolutely need a lens of around 80mm and, if necessary, a condenser as well. Regards, Wolfgang

Merlin

Thanks, Wolfgang, for your replies

There is an arrow on the protective paper that runs across the entire width: <---------------------> On almost all cameras, this has to line up with a mark when you close the lid. Perhaps someone else who owns the camera might have something to say.

Well, the C220 doesn’t have a mark there. I’ve just inserted the protective paper as if it were a film. I wound it forward until the arrow was between the spool and the slot where the light comes in. I closed it and wound it forward again. Then I opened it again and checked where the film’s adhesive strip was. It worked out fine that way too :unsure: But thanks for the tip; there were loads of arrows and markings on the ADOX... :)

With 6x6, the 50mm lens will only reproduce a section slightly larger than 35mm format cleanly; for 6x6 you definitely need a lens around 80mm and possibly a condenser as well.

OK, that explains a lot.... I was already wondering why the (desired) out-of-focus area in the image looked so odd... now I know why *g* Yes, I’ve already fitted the appropriate mixing chamber... Oh, one more question: could it be that the adhesive strip used to attach the film to the backing paper glowed yellow when I peeled it off? Or did I just imagine that? The film was: Agfa APX 100 Have a nice day... Kind regards, Martin

cfb_de

Hello Martin, > Could it be that the adhesive strip used to attach the film to the backing paper glowed yellow when you peeled it off? Yes, that’s possible. It’s called ‘triboluminescence’ and can also occur, for example, with self-adhesive envelopes. Best regards, Franz

arothaus

So the C220 doesn’t have a mark there.

But it does When the camera is in front of you and you’ve opened the back cover, you’ll see a red dot on the left-hand side next to the film guide; that’s where the arrow needs to point. You’d be better off buying a Rolleiflex; it all works fully automatically – OK, you still have to load the paper... ;-> Regards Andreas

cfb_de

You’d be better off buying a Rolleiflex – it does it all automatically. Well, you still have to load the film, of course... ;->

Only with the automatic one. With the new-fangled stuff from Braunschweig from the sixties onwards, you have to set it to the red dot again... Best regards, Franz

Wolfgg

Hello Martin, There are also arrows running lengthwise on the backing paper; these are only for very old cameras with a red film window on the back, where the arrows and frame numbers appear, and the film is advanced using a simple dial until the next frame number appears in the window. For you, only the arrow running across the paper is relevant. Always peel off the crepe tape that secures the film to the paper very slowly; that way, nothing will show through. Regards, Wolfgang One more thing: here is the start of the Ilford backing paper (the right-hand half joins seamlessly with the left); the arrow at the bottom left, which runs all the way across the paper, must be aligned with the mark http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/1077/papier120yj8.jpg