DamianKa Share Posted January 10, 2019 Hi guys! Im considering to buy A-minima. My question is what about loading? The camera takes only 200' ? Will it be possible to use the standard Kodak 100feet? Thanks for your help! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robin Phillips Share Posted January 10, 2019 you can not use 100' rolls, as the a minima requires film with the emulsion spooled out. Since kodak doesnt make these from the factory anymore, you need to have your lab re-spool the film onto the special 200' daylight spools (which you will need to acquire and re-use). Fotokem will re-spool for you at a pretty reasonable rate, but it does work out to making film more expensive. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robert Houllahan Sustaining Member Share Posted January 10, 2019 The A-Minima spools are weirdo items, and they have a standard 400ft 16mm core so I am not sure if they will take a daylight spool or if the A-Minima center comes off like a XTR or LTR does to accommodate the 100ft daylight spool. A-Minima spools are getting rare these days and it seems like a job for a 3D printer to make more of them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DamianKa Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 Thanks guys! I think I will have to change my mind :( Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Dunn Share Posted January 10, 2019 The A-Minima spools are weirdo items, and they have a standard 400ft 16mm core so I am not sure if they will take a daylight spool or if the A-Minima center comes off like a XTR or LTR does to accommodate the 100ft daylight spool. A-Minima spools are getting rare these days and it seems like a job for a 3D printer to make more of them. By the looks of the manuals it doesn't come off so you're locked in (haha) to the 200ft. specials. Unless you could actually dispense with the flanges, and daylight loading, and just use cores. Probably not if the mag relies on the flange for guidance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dirk DeJonghe Share Posted January 10, 2019 The Minima uses the inside of the flanges to drive the take-up spool. It also pushes open the gap between the flanges once loaded. No way to run cores only or 100ft daylight spools. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Will Montgomery Sustaining Member Share Posted January 10, 2019 My suggestion would be to buy 400' loads and have a reliable lab spool them down to 200' A-Minima loads. Bigger labs probably have a stash of the A-minima reels and know the winding requirements; just call around. It does add an extra step to be able to use the camera and takes planning but it is an excellent (and expensive) camera. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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