I love that static damage. On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 1:27 PM Jeff Kreines <[email protected]> wrote:
> Remember that if you want the edge numbers to read correctly you need to > wind the entire roll down first and then wind back onto the 100 foot > spools. > > I’ve never heard of 1000 foot 16mm rolls — might it be 1200 feet? > Remember that each 100 foot spool holds about 107-110 feet to account for > threading leader so you probably will need 11 spools if it is a 1200 foot > roll. > > Jeff Kreines > Kinetta > [email protected] > kinetta.com > > Sent from iPhone. > > > On Jan 10, 2023, at 11:49 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > > > I would take the condensation warning seriously! I live in Colorado, a > relatively dry place, and even here unspooling frozen film can result in > its getting wet, which is not something you want to spool! I would > definitely bring it up to room temperature first, though refrigerator > temperature might be warm enough. > > > > The other issue is how old is it, and when will you be shooting it? I > once had some Color Neg film that was more than 30 years old, but that had > been frozen that whole time. I thawed it and used it, and it was fine; it > had a slightly elevated fog level, but worked great. However, within some > months (less than a year) the fog increased so much as to make it unusable > for any representative application. > > > > I doubt your film is that old, but do be aware that with older film, > once you thaw it, the degradation clock starts ticking! Better not to thaw > it until you're about ready to use it. > > > > -Robert Schaller > > > >> On 2023-01-10 09:26, Christopher Ball wrote: > >> I have handled frozen film in the arctic before (-30 to -60C), both > >> loading and shooting it, and never had a problem. It is a bit > >> stiffer, but it is still supple. You may want to thaw it though > >> before you open it in a warm room so you don't get condensation on > >> it...or do your loading in a cold, dry room. > >> It is no problem letting it come up to temperature inside the can, > >> then load it, and then refreeze the loaded 100 footers. > >> Christopher Ball > >>> On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 11:25 AM Caryn Cline <[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > >>> Hi Frameworkers, > >>> I've inherited a 1000 foot load of 16mm film (50D) that I need to > >>> break down into 100 foot daylight spools. It has been kept in a > >>> freezer. I am not ready to shoot it, but storing it in a big reel > >>> in the freezer is a problem. How should I proceed? > >>> Thank you for your advice. > >>> CC > >>> __________ > >>> Caryn Cline > >>> Experimental Filmmaker & Teacherwww.vimeo.com/carynyc [1] > >>> Film still from "Film Tattoo" (2020) > >>> _Breathing: brought to you by plants._ --Robin Wall Kimmerer > >>> -- > >>> Frameworks mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >> > https://mail.film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org > >> Links: > >> ------ > >> [1] http://www.vimeo.com/carynyc > > > > -- > > Frameworks mailing list > > [email protected] > > > https://mail.film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org > > -- > Frameworks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org >
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