It should work; you might want to look for reviews online.
I hate those film retrievers, though; I prefer to pop open the canister in a changing bag and load onto the reel that way. I must be especially inept with film retrievers: I've tried two different models and my success rate is low. Sometimes it catches the film and pulls out the leader on the first try, but usually it takes me 15-30 attempts. I follow the printed instructions to the letter. Same goes for licking a piece of film and trying pull out the leader that way, it almost never works for me.
bjhurley wrote:
It should work; you might want to look for reviews online.
I hate those film retrievers, though; I prefer to pop open the canister in a changing bag and load onto the reel that way. I must be especially inept with film retrievers: I've tried two different models and my success rate is low. Sometimes it catches the film and pulls out the leader on the first try, but usually it takes me 15-30 attempts. I follow the printed instructions to the letter. Same goes for licking a piece of film and trying pull out the leader that way, it almost never works for me....Show more →
I just got a film retriever (JJC) it took several tries, but I got it down now. If you have a manual film rewind on your camera you don't have to wind it all the way into the canister.
The trick with film retrievers is to turn the spool until you hear a click then pull out the leader.
Or, do what Huss does. Lick the leader on a roll of film and slide it through the light trap of the cassette you want to retrieve the film from. Or, if the pho place is closed, just lick the film until your stomach stops growling.
I don't understand the point of those daylight loaders. It's not that hard to load a normal developing tank in a dark bag. The daylight loading mechanism is not reliable from what I have read, which defeats the point of a 'simple' tank load. Even worse that it requires pulling out the film leader which is already a pain in itself. It feels like a shortcut with many compromises just like monobath development.
I load my reels in a dark tent but if I haven't left the leader out, I use a retriever to pull out enough leader to trim the film for loading. Once the cassette is in the bag, I'll use an opener so as not to pull the film through the light trap,
Valorin wrote:
I don't understand the point of those daylight loaders. It's not that hard to load a normal developing tank in a dark bag. The daylight loading mechanism is not reliable from what I have read, which defeats the point of a 'simple' tank load. Even worse that it requires pulling out the film leader which is already a pain in itself. It feels like a shortcut with many compromises just like monobath development.
Like 40 years ago when I was loading film onto those reels in the dark, even though I was good at it, all I remember thinking was man, this is the dumbest thing ever and it's hard to imagine someone wasn't smart enough to come up with something better.
Now, lacking the hand dexterity I had back then I am going to double down on that. I don't know if the guy who came up with this thing was thinking the same thing (there just has to be a better way), because those dials on the top aesthetically look styled some 40 or 50 years retro.
KankRat wrote:
I just got a film retriever (JJC) it took several tries, but I got it down now. If you have a manual film rewind on your camera you don't have to wind it all the way into the canister.
My EOS 3 with motor rewind can be set to leave the leader out. There are probably other models with this feature.
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KankRat wrote:
Like 40 years ago when I was loading film onto those reels in the dark, even though I was good at it, all I remember thinking was man, this is the dumbest thing ever and it's hard to imagine someone wasn't smart enough to come up with something better.
Now, lacking the hand dexterity I had back then I am going to double down on that. I don't know if the guy who came up with this thing was thinking the same thing (there just has to be a better way), because those dials on the top aesthetically look styled some 40 or 50 years retro. ...Show more →
Came here to mention that for people with disabilities or hand mobility issues, something like this could be a godsend. Also, personally I don’t think retrieving the film lead is difficult. When you get the hang of it, a film lead retriever isn’t so hard. I have one to use if I’m switching between rolls mid roll and accidentally rewind the film too far.
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madNbad wrote:
The trick with film retrievers is to turn the spool until you hear a click then pull out the leader.
Yeah, I do that every time and it works maybe 15% of the time for me. I think I just have a curse when it comes to film retrievers. I follow the directions to the letter, listen for the click, move the levers as instructed, no dice. Over and over and over and over.
Every now and then it works on the first try, but that's the exception rather than the rule for me.
