Steven Holloway Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Hello, I just learned that Kodak has discontinued making 200' loads of 35mm film. I have an Arri 3C with both 200 and 400' foot mags. However, I would like to continue using my 200' mags. How can I best make 200' loads from say 400' rolls? I have a set of rewinds. Can the film stock be rolled off and used without rewinding? Thanks! Steven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Rose Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Steven, others might have more practical suggestions, but when I was going through school, and working on a budget, I would shortends (remember when you could get those?) and respool them onto 100ft daylight reels. And to do this I used a rewind table I set up in a photographic dark room. The only rub would be since you would be working with cores you'd need some kind of backplate to ensure it spools properly. But that's the best I can think of. So it sounds like 400 foot mags aren't an option for you? What do you shoot with, handheld Arriflex? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Tyler Purcell Posted August 8, 2014 Premium Member Share Posted August 8, 2014 I just bought a set of rewinds and rolled my own from 1000foot loads OR short ends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Sponsor Robert Houllahan Posted August 8, 2014 Site Sponsor Share Posted August 8, 2014 Also you could talk to your lab, we spool customer film down to different lengths all the time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk DeJonghe Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Be sure to rewind the film stock twice, in order to keep the Keykode number on the proper edge of the film and ascending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Adrian Sierkowski Posted August 9, 2014 Premium Member Share Posted August 9, 2014 I agree with the lab route, if you're remotely close to a lab. I've never had a trouble having them do a spool down no matter what lab i'm working with. Normally I'd be going say 1000 to 400 but it's really all about the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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