> While we are on the square format subject , I just picked up > (possibly a mistake) an argus 75 TWL for $15.00 - more out > of curiousity than anything else. IT takes 620 > film...ergo.. > but is 620 film still called that? I'd kinda like to try > this little antique out - anyone have any experience with it > or > could recommend a good fine grain film for me to play with > in this format?
Ann, As others have said already, respooling 120 in 620 spools is your best bet. I don't think a 120 spool will fit in the Argus (I have one). You should look for old film, sometimes you can buy it on ebay (I have a couple of rolls of Verichrome Pan 620 dated 1963, which I got cheap on ebay so I could use the spools) I'd offer to send you a couple of spools but I'm short on them myself. Once you load the camera, don't forget to cover the little red window in the back with a piece of black tape. You'll need to uncover it every time you advance the film, do so in the shadows. Speaking of using old cameras, I have a nice Kodak Tourinst folder, that takes 620 film. The coolest thing I've done with it is run a roll of 35mm slide film, using a 620 spool as take-up, guessing the amount to wind after each frame, and unloading it in a dark room. I got some nice slides, with the whole width of the roll exposed. Each frame is 90x35mm, with two sets of perforations on the sides. Who needs an X-PAN... :-) j ===== -- Juan J. Buhler http://www.jbuhler.com Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com - 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 .
