Don't let that 620 core get away, you'll never get it back. Respool the exposed film back to a 120 core if you have to send it out for processing. DO NOT try to backwind it straight off the 620 core to a 120 core because the film and paper might buckle as you approach the attachment tape. Take the film and backing paper entirely off the take-up core, and then spool it onto a 120 core taking care to start at the beginning and not the tail.
Tell us how you fare. I've got some 620 cameras and should use them before film completely vanishes. Regards, Anthony > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ann > sanfedele > Sent: Saturday, 15 November 2008 11:57 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: 120 film in a Brownie?? - help! > > thanks, Scott and Mat (and Evan who wrote off list) > > There is a take up reel in the camera - if the take up reel is the fixed > one at the top :-) > > > I'm not doing this myself -- A student is cleaning my kitchen floor in > exchange for > a camera that will take 120... in this day of financial distress all > over, it seems like a good barter to me . > > ann > > Scott Loveless wrote: > > >On 11/14/08, Mat Maessen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>On 11/14/08, ann sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > Guys - > >> > Can you use 120 film instead of 620 film in an old Brownie Hawkeye? > >> > > >> > TIA for quick correct answer :) > >> > > >> > ann, she who may have screwed up > >> > >> > >>IIRC, you can bend the film supports on the feed side enough to fit > >> the reel in, but you'll need a real metal 620 reel on the takeup side. > >> > >> > > > >That's been my experience as well. There used to a film supplier in > >KC who shaved 120 spools without removing the film from them. These > >worked OK until you put them in the take up position. Check eBay. > >You should be able to find those metal 620 spools there. > > > > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
