The only unmentioned downside I can think of to leaving a bulk roll in the loader and loading rolls as needed, is that you _may_ increase the chances of picking up a piece of grit in a seal and scoring the rest of the roll.
On 06/10/2013, Mark C <pdml-m...@charter.net> wrote: > Thanks, Jen - so far I've only only loaded up on roll of bulk film > (Kentemre 400) plus two test rolls of some expired TMAX 100 that was > being sold on ebay. INthe case of the Tmax, I loaded the bulk roll, > spooled out the test rolls, and then unloaded the bulk roll. The film > tested out fine. I've decided to just buy a bulk roll (maybe two) a > month for a while till I have ample supply in the freezer. One bulk roll > takes up a lot less space than the corresponding number f 35mm rolls. I > usually give a bulk roll a full 24 hours to warm up out of the freezer - > I say "usually", but I have only done ittwice... > > Mark > > On 10/6/2013 1:16 AM, Jens wrote: >> Hi Mark >> I have been using bulk film for more than 30 years. I've never had any >> problems just filling the canisters I need, when I need them. It is >> however adviceable to keep the bukl roll rather cool, in order to keep the >> film fresh for a longer period of time. Don't pull it in and out of the >> cool storage to fast. Condenced humidity may damage the film, if cooled >> down to fast (as warm air carries more water than cold air, which you >> probaly allready know :-) This goes for Electronics (cameras) as well --- >> -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
