Prepping Quickloads for development

[Christoph Hammann-2]

Hi all,

I'm fairly new to large format photography, so forgive the dumb questions. I
have a Fuji Quickload II holder and lots of 4X5" Acros film in Quickload
packs on the way from the supplier, and while I can imagine using them in
the field to make exposures, I can't for the life of me imagine how you get
the film out of the envelope for development. Is a peel-off affair? How do
you avoid putting kinks in the film? Do you simply cut off the plastic parts
at either end before developing? I have a developing tank that stands 12
films on edge.
Thanks for any advice that helps avoid wasting film,

Christoph


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[Jim Brick]

Simply pull it apart. Hold the metal bottom and pull on the top as if
you were pulling it open in your camera for exposure. But not in the
holder, it will simply come completely apart.

Then simply peel the film off of the plastic piece stuck to the film.
It simply peels off.

You now have the piece of 4x5 film in your hand.

This is dirt simple and you will not have any trouble once you try.

Jim


At 10:25 PM 7/6/2006 +0200, Christoph Hammann wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>I'm fairly new to large format photography, so forgive the dumb questions. I
>have a Fuji Quickload II holder and lots of 4X5" Acros film in Quickload
>packs on the way from the supplier, and while I can imagine using them in
>the field to make exposures, I can't for the life of me imagine how you get
>the film out of the envelope for development. Is a peel-off affair? How do
>you avoid putting kinks in the film? Do you simply cut off the plastic parts
>at either end before developing? I have a developing tank that stands 12
>films on edge.
>Thanks for any advice that helps avoid wasting film,
>
>Christoph

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[Wilkes, Don LCS:EX]

 
> This is dirt simple and you will not have any trouble once you try.

Thanks, Jim!  I was wondering about that, too.  Although Quickloads and Readyloads are almost impossible to come by here (Victoria, B.C.), they would certainly solve a number of problems for me, especially on the road.

Cheers,
\donw
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[Jim Brick]

If you cannot get them through mail order companies at a reasonable
price, I'm sure more than one of us would send you a supply whenever
you need it. Near Christmas, gifts are sent between the US and Canada
with the little green customs slip saying "gift - value $10"
regardless of what is on the inside. There are so many packages going
back and forth, there is no staff for checking anything. You could
stock-up, in late Nov and Dec for the whole year and pay no duty.

:-)

Jim


At 12:31 PM 7/7/2006 -0700, Wilkes, Don LCS:EX wrote:

>
> > This is dirt simple and you will not have any trouble once you try.
>
>Thanks, Jim!  I was wondering about that, too.  Although Quickloads
>and Readyloads are almost impossible to come by here (Victoria,
>B.C.), they would certainly solve a number of problems for me,
>especially on the road.
>
>Cheers,
>\donw
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[Ken Strauss]

Any idea if these parcels are X-rayed in transit?

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If you cannot get them through mail order companies at a reasonable
price, I'm sure more than one of us would send you a supply whenever
you need it. Near Christmas, gifts are sent between the US and Canada
with the little green customs slip saying "gift - value $10"
regardless of what is on the inside. There are so many packages going
back and forth, there is no staff for checking anything. You could
stock-up, in late Nov and Dec for the whole year and pay no duty.

:-)

Jim


At 12:31 PM 7/7/2006 -0700, Wilkes, Don LCS:EX wrote:

>
> > This is dirt simple and you will not have any trouble once you try.
>
>Thanks, Jim!  I was wondering about that, too.  Although Quickloads
>and Readyloads are almost impossible to come by here (Victoria,
>B.C.), they would certainly solve a number of problems for me,
>especially on the road.
>
>Cheers,
>\donw
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[Dave Hornford]

As a rule no parcels shipped through common carriers are x-rayed (there may
be exceptions).

The reasons is you could not interpret the resulting image.

Dave

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Any idea if these parcels are X-rayed in transit?

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Subject: RE: [LargeFormat] Prepping Quickloads for development

If you cannot get them through mail order companies at a reasonable price,
I'm sure more than one of us would send you a supply whenever you need it.
Near Christmas, gifts are sent between the US and Canada with the little
green customs slip saying "gift - value $10"
regardless of what is on the inside. There are so many packages going back
and forth, there is no staff for checking anything. You could stock-up, in
late Nov and Dec for the whole year and pay no duty.

:-)

Jim


At 12:31 PM 7/7/2006 -0700, Wilkes, Don LCS:EX wrote:

>
> > This is dirt simple and you will not have any trouble once you try.
>
>Thanks, Jim!  I was wondering about that, too.  Although Quickloads and
>Readyloads are almost impossible to come by here (Victoria, B.C.), they
>would certainly solve a number of problems for me, especially on the
>road.
>
>Cheers,
>\donw
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[ARLETTE DESRANLEAU]

Any parcel coming into Canada from the US is allowed in tax free up to
$40.00. HOWEVER, there is always some nerd working at revenue/customs who
doesn't know the rules and will apply the taxes, GST and PST on the exchange
value of the merchandise AND they put on a handling fee of $15.00 (I thought
the income tax we pay is supposed to pay for things like their service and
salaries . . . silly me). If this happens, you do have the recourse of
filling out a variety of forms, submitting them, and then waiting for some
lazy civil serpent to get off their butt and process them. In due course,
many, many, many months later, you get a check back. I have been through
this farce a few times.

In my case I finally rented a US PO box and about twice a month I go to
Vermont. When I return, I usually declare what I have and they usually don't
care too much unless it is liquor or cigarettes. If you have the means, do
the same thing. I have saved thousands by purchasing a printer, a scanner,
my library of photoshop material, and various software and doing the
roadwork myself . . . AND it is a good excuse to get out for a drive and
take some photos!.

all the best
Paul Aparycki

>>Thanks, Jim!  I was wondering about that, too.  Although Quickloads
>>and Readyloads are almost impossible to come by here (Victoria,
>>B.C.), they would certainly solve a number of problems for me,
>>especially on the road.
>>
>>Cheers,
>>\donw


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[johnfrost]

And here in the Seattle area, we take a day to drive to Portland just to
avoid the 8.8 percent sale tax here. The rise in fuel prices has moved
the break-even point higher, though!

john (:>)))

Paul Aparycki wrote:

> Any parcel coming into Canada from the US is allowed in tax free up to
> $40.00. HOWEVER, there is always some nerd working at revenue/customs
> who doesn't know the rules and will apply the taxes, GST and PST on the
> exchange value of the merchandise AND they put on a handling fee of
> $15.00 (I thought the income tax we pay is supposed to pay for things
> like their service and salaries . . . silly me). If this happens, you do
> have the recourse of filling out a variety of forms, submitting them,
> and then waiting for some lazy civil serpent to get off their butt and
> process them. In due course, many, many, many months later, you get a
> check back. I have been through this farce a few times.
>
> In my case I finally rented a US PO box and about twice a month I go to
> Vermont. When I return, I usually declare what I have and they usually
> don't care too much unless it is liquor or cigarettes. If you have the
> means, do the same thing. I have saved thousands by purchasing a
> printer, a scanner, my library of photoshop material, and various
> software and doing the roadwork myself . . . AND it is a good excuse to
> get out for a drive and take some photos!.
>
> all the best
> Paul Aparycki
>
>>> Thanks, Jim!  I was wondering about that, too.  Although Quickloads
>>> and Readyloads are almost impossible to come by here (Victoria,
>>> B.C.), they would certainly solve a number of problems for me,
>>> especially on the road.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> \donw
>
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