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Figure 10-16.Leading 35mm film on wire reel
Figure 10-18.Arrangement of materials for processing film

Photography (Basic) - Introduction to photography and other graphic techniques
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302.286 Figure 10-17.–Loading 120 film on reel. For 35mm film, if the film was not completely rewound into the cassette, cut the tongue off and leave the film in the  cassette. Hold the reel to be loaded in your left hand with the spiral wire ends at the top, pointing toward the right. Allow about 3 more inches of the paper backing to unroll. Bow the film and place it straight into the reel   core.   Smoothly   and   slowly   turn   the   reel counterclockwise, guiding the film onto the reel. Allow the paper backing to unwind as the film is wound onto the reel. When all but about 3 inches of the film is on the reel, you will feel the end of the film taped to the paper backing. With 35mm film in a cassette, the film stops unrolling from the cassette when the end is reached. When you feel the tape or the end of the film is about  3  inches  from  the  reel,  carefully  separate  the film from the paper backing or cut the 35mm film right next to the cassette, being careful not to pull the film from the reel. Finish loading the reel. The paper backing on 220 roll film does not run the full length of the film as does 120 film. The paper backing on 220 film serves as a leader and tailer that are taped to the ends of the film. Therefore, when using the third method described above, you must remove the paper tailer from the film before loading the reel. Before processing film using a reel, you must practice loading it by using a roll of practice film in white  light,  then  repeating  the  procedure  in  total darkness  until  you  feel  comfortable  and  do  not  damage the film. Only after you have the reel(s) loaded properly, should  you  think  seriously  about  processing. When a roll-film tank is used to process fewer rolls of film than the tank can hold, you must take up the extra space in the tank with enough empty reels to fill the tank. The empty reels go into the tank on top of the reels holding the film. When you are pouring solutions into the tank, completely cover ALL the reels in the tank. When processing with a roll-film tank that has a lighttight cap, you can add or dump the chemicals without removing the cover. Only one tank is needed because the required solutions are poured out of and into   the   tank   through   the   tank   cover   during processing.  This  can  be  done  in  white  light.  The chemicals  should  be  arranged  in  the  darkroom  sink from left to right (developer, stop bath, etc.) and be 10-23







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