Nope, no "knack" that I ever found. I just sat in a dark room with a waste roll of film till I got used to it. I'll probably have to learn all over again now. Just ordered some Tri X, Plus X and soup mix. IIRC I did used to cut the leader slightly rounded, that seemed to help getting it started. Cut before I opened the cassette, of course. Unfortunately that means a camera where you can leave the leader out a bit when you rewind. Rats! Never thought about that, the 5n's won't do it. I WILL have to learn over again.
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Jolly [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 8:28 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Loading Jobo spirals > > > Developed my first C41 film yesterday - with *mostly* successful > results, although I think I'll do a couple more test rolls before I > trust myself with anything I care about. The thing I found hardest was > loading the film onto the plastic Jobo spirals - I'm used to the > Patterson system, which I find much easier. Is there a knack that I'm > missing? > > S >
