RE: [Rollei] Film slitting for Baby Rollei

[Ferdi Stutterheim <ferdi]

Rich,

I will have to ask around. It was some years ago it was offered. Now most
people use EFKE 127 film.

Ferdi.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-rollei  us
> [mailto:owner-rollei  On Behalf Of tripspud
> Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2003 3:34 PM
> To: rollei  us
> Subject: Re: [Rollei] Film slitting for Baby Rollei
>
>
> Hi Ferdi,
>
>       Could you check?  I'll bet there's
> quite a few here how would like to
> have one.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rich Lahrson
> Berkeley, California
> tripspud  
>
> Ferdi Stutterheim wrote:
>
> > Martin,
> >
> > No, but there is a chap in Germany selling a cutting device for
> 127 film. I
> > have lost the details.
> >
> > Ferdi.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-rollei  us
> > > [mailto:owner-rollei  On Behalf Of
> Martin Jangowski
> > > Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2003 8:29 AM
> > > To: rollei  us
> > > Subject: [Rollei] Film slitting for Baby Rollei
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi Rolleiphiles,
> > >
> > > after owning Rolleis for 120 film for several years now, some
> time ago I
> > > got bitten by the Baby Rollei bug when seeing one in the display of an
> > > nice photo shop in Künzelsau. (BTW, they just have an exhibition with
> > > land- and cityscapes made by the grandfather of the current
> owner, mostly
> > > on 18x24 and 13x18 plates in the late 1920's. Talk about quality...)
> > > Anyway, I bought a nice grey/green specimen (including strap,
> lens cap and
> > > a silver Rolleilux) via ebay.
> > >
> > > This thing is so cute! I played with it for hours. However,
> it took me at
> > > least half an hour to realize that the shutter won't fire
> with a closed
> > > finder... quite useful trigger lock, if you think about it.
> > >
> > > The main problem is of course getting film. Development is no problem,
> > > Jobo 2502 spirals can hold 127 film. However, after testing
> the Efke films
> > > in 120, I'm not too happy to use that curly monster of film.
> I'll buy and
> > > use ten films just to get the spools and correctly sized
> backing paper,
> > > but after that I'd rather use Delta 100...
> > >
> > > Has anyone on this list successfully used a film slitter to
> make 127 film
> > > from 120? I tried to make one film (I have two empty 127
> spools) in the
> > > light from an old roll of film using a Dahle 558 cutter (1400mm long),
> > > but this is still too short to cut a full length backing
> paper, and it's
> > > nearly impossible (even when you can see anything) to get the
> film to the
> > > correct size. Obviously, this is not the way to go. I found a
> few hints on
> > > the web, but most of them sound either to complicated
> (machined aluminum
> > > blocks etc.) or _very_ simple and not quite up to the task.
> > >
> > > Any personal expiriences?
> > >
> > > Martin
> > >
> > >
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