In a message dated 11/11/01 3:40:51 PM Central Standard Time, guy.glori...@sympatico.ca writes:
<< Have you had any problems with bent septums? I understand that you have to be quite careful with them or your Grafmatic gets stuck very quickly (and you get pretty mad at it and throw it in the dust bin...). Guy >> No, Guy, I havent had any problems (keeping my fingers crossed for luck here) and I have been using them quite a while. For me, I just take my time loading ,and work with delicate fingering /handling of the holders that go into the back, if there is ANY sign of resistance in loading I stop , back track , wait a minute or two so I might my focus/composure and become patient again, but then I again, I am slow to load regular film holders(4X5) or even my Hasselblad backs . I figure the extra time it might take to load something I feel comfortable with , will pay off in the end , And, of course that is not to say I dont scratch the films occasionally/rarely, but that is all part of the loading responsibility I accept. Bottom line, for me, it just requires intense concentration, probably more than for most people <grin> dalf...@aol.com
