William, That is interesting about the film hog bit. My Adorama loader only needs about 1.5 inches for daylight loading. The more I hear about others, the more happy I am with the unit. I wonder who makes it for them? Anybody know?
Bruce Dayton Friday, November 30, 2001, 9:42:49 AM, you wrote: WR> ----- Original Message ----- WR> From: "Delano Mireles" WR> Subject: Re: Bulk film >> Thanks to Bill and Tiger for the responses. Can either of you WR> (or anyone) >> recommend which loader to go with or at least what to look WR> for? WR> I have 2 Lloyds loaders and a Watson. The Lloyds is the ultimate WR> in simple design, but it has a felt lipped light trap that must WR> be cleaned before loading a new roll of film. The Watson is a WR> bit more complicated, having a fairly accurate exposure counter WR> ( with the Lloyd you count turns of the crank) and a rotating WR> drum that works as a light baffle. It does put a pressure mark WR> on the film when closed though, from time to time. The Watson is WR> also a bit more of a film hog if you are using it in daylight, WR> as you have to pull about 3 inches of film past the light baffle WR> to load the cassette. If you are good in the dark, go with the WR> Watson, if you don't mind not knowing exactly how many exposures WR> your film is, go with the Lloyd. WR> William Robb WR> - WR> This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, WR> go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to WR> visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
