[LargeFormat] provia film jamming in Film holder

[Les Newcomer]

The only time I've had film jam a film holder was when I miss loaded the 
holder and had the film in the darkslide slots.

Les


On Monday, August 19, 2002, at 06:54 PM, R.E. Younger, Photographer 
wrote:

> I've used many hundreds (my bank account, and wife, would plead,
> "thousands") of sheets of Provia in 8x10, 4x5, and 4x5 Readyload. I've 
> never
> had any problems, in summer in the desert or winter in the 
> mountains.......
> Bob
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@ix.netcom.com>
> To: <largeformat@f32.net>
> Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 3:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] provia film jamming in Film holder
>
>
>> At 07:04 AM 08/19/2002 +0100, you wrote:
>>> I have been in Spain for the past two weeks, and very nice it was 
>>> too! I
> did
>>> have a problem with Fuji Provia film, in particular it jammed several
> times
>>> when I was replacing the darkslide after taking a shot, on one 
>>> occasion I
>>> managed to make a hole in the slide! (tough stuff, Fuji film) I had no
>>> problems with FP4. Anyone else have this problem? Is it heat related?
> (the
>>> temperature was in the 30s, probably the 40s in the sun).
>>>
>>> I developed the FP4 yesterday with no problems. Bear in mind this film
> went
>>> through the hand luggage scanner at Stansted and Alicante airports, I
> didnt
>>> bother asking for hand searches as both were very busy with
> holidaymakers.
>>> There is no evidence of fogging, borders are perfectly clear. I will
> report
>>> on any issues with E6 after I've developed it.
>>>
>>>
>>   I'm not sure I'm reading this right or perhaps understanding it 
>> right.
>> Are you refering to ordinary sheet film holders or to a
> readyload/quickload
>> type holder?
>> If standard type film holders, I've never had problems with the 
>> darkslides
>> due to film type. I have had sticky slides due to a build up of crud in
> the
>> slots they fit in (I have some pretty old holders). Cleaning these 
>> helps.
>>   I also lubricate the edges of darkslides with wax which helps them 
>> run
>> smoothly.
>>   Since the slide surface is separated from the film by some distance I
>> don't see how the type of film could affect the movement of the slide.
>> That's why I think I may be misinterpreting your question.
>> ----
>> Richard Knoppow
>> Los Angeles, CA, USA
>> dickburk@ix.netcom.com
>>
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