Get the film moving

[wahiba]

So that Alex does not feel he/she ? is talking to themselves i have just completed my first low tech - high tech project and it was a bit of a disaster - clockwork camera, super-8 Tri - X, home processing ( this was the disaster, it did not goe onto the spiral of the tank correctly, negative to positive by electronic means, film onto the internet. At least all the bits that survived of the steam locomotives look more like 1902 than 2002, only saving grace, and the camera, a Quarz super 8 worked fine. [img]biggrin.gif[/img]

[reg8mm]

I take it you used a Russian Lomo Spiral tank. I used one before and had the same problem in loading the film on properly in the dark. I almost went BLOODY MAD as the film looked botched. Keep trying as it'll be easier next time.

[wahiba]

Dead right. Never had the problem with 16mm. naturally after the event, in daylight I tried loading the developed film, and of course it went in perfectly, so it was me.
Really it was my own fault, too keen to have ago and assumed it was still straight forward. I should have practised a bit before heading into the dark. At least the trial showed me up rather than the film.