[LargeFormat] changing tent vs readyloads

[john frost]

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john (:>)

Jim Brick wrote:
> 
> At 09:31 AM 9/29/2002 -0400, Joseph O'Neil wrote:
> >         Last year for the first tiem I drove the family for a week long
> > trip to florida and the Keys.  This year I am heading back - stright to
> > the Keys.  The old buildings in Key west are wonderful, as is the
> > landscape in and around all the Keys.
> >         Last year I kicked myself for not taking a 4x5 along.  I am not
> > making that mistake this year.  :)   However, I want to take a good
> > supply of film - that's easy, but then what about film holders?  Dragging
> > along a huge box of pre-loaded film holders just isn't going to work.
> >         So what do other people prefer - ready loads or a film changing
> > tent?    I already own a Polariod 545 back, but how compatable are the
> > Kodak Ready loads (I shoot only B&W) with the Polaroid holder?
> >         The extra cost ofthe Ready loads is not a factor for me as much
> > as you cannot get Tri-X in readyloads (bummer), and i also see that film
> > tents are not cheap, so cost wise, the extra money for readyloads is
> > about the same as a film tent it seems.
> >         Any thoughts?
> >joe
> 
> You buy the film tent "one time" where you have to buy new ReadyLoads each
> time you go out. So the cost doesn't equate. I would never trade Tri-X for
> T-Max.
> 
> With ReadyLoads, you are not getting the film that you really want. I
> personally do not like the T-Max films.
> 
> I use QuickLoads for color film and holders for B&W as I like Fuji Velvia &
> Provia for color and APX-100 for B&W. I would never give up APX-100 for
> T-Max 100.
> 
> So... I do load holders for B&W, and not for color. I think Fuji ACROS is
> available, somewhere, in QuickLoads. I may break down and seek out the
> supplier (anyone out there know?) so that I don't have to load
> holders.  :)   I use Acros in MF a lot and I like it. I just don't like
> T-Max films. Did I say that enough...  :)
> 
> Just my thoughts...
> 
> Jim
> 
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