Envelope System for Quickload, ReadyLoad, Polaroid Holders

[gari]

I can't imagine that the dust issue is any worse than DDs.
In terms of supplyng them pre-filled do you mean each time or just the first time you buy 'em?

I have Mido holders and they are fiddly to load initially, one type more than the other, but I found them no more difficult to "learn" than darkslides. I tried them in a tent and that was quite frustrating and as for a bag I imagine that would be a nightmare. I am guessing that doing it this way was the issue.
I found that doing them in the open in a dark room made all the difference. There was a thread on here about NVGs that I asked a few questions on for this very activity, I find it is quite a tactile task, which I am quite happy with, but NVGs would make it a breeze I reckon.

I can maybe post some pics if people are interested to see a holder. It may take a few days as my PP digi thing recently passed on
Gari

[Joanna Carter]

I can't imagine that the dust issue is any worse than DDs.
In terms of supplyng them pre-filled do you mean each time or just the first time you buy 'em?

As I said, the envelopes are not intended for re-use; that would be your choice if you wanted to.

I have Mido holders and they are fiddly to load initially, one type more than the other, but I found them no more difficult to "learn" than darkslides. I tried them in a tent and that was quite frustrating and as for a bag I imagine that would be a nightmare. I am guessing that doing it this way was the issue.
I found that doing them in the open in a dark room made all the difference. There was a thread on here about NVGs that I asked a few questions on for this very activity, I find it is quite a tactile task, which I am quite happy with, but NVGs would make it a breeze I reckon.

I have mentioned that we might supply a small jig which will make the loading simple.

[gari]

If they are not for re-use are they not then quickloads?

Gari

[Joanna Carter]

If they are not for re-use are they not then quickloads?

That is indeed the idea, except that you can load them with whatever film you want.

[gari]

OK, so you load them yourself? and can do so more than once?
Sorry I read the original thread to infer that they were reloadable as in the Mido's for example, have I misunderstood?

I have had a long day by the way and about 18hr sleep in the past 4 days, hence being a little hard of understanding sorry.

Gari

[Joanna Carter]

OK, so you load them yourself?

Yes, unless we can get them preloaded, but that would only be with a limited range of films.

and can do so more than once?

Maybe. It's not at all certain whether the envelope would stand up to re-use. There's the issue of the end of the envelope "fraying", the clip losing strength and, mostly, the additional dust that would get introduced every time it was reloaded.

I have had a long day by the way and about 18hr sleep in the past 4 days, hence being a little hard of understanding sorry.

Time for bed?

[gari]

OK, now I get it....
Yeh maybe, the thought of climbing the stairs is a barrier mind!

Good night and good luck

Gari

[Thingy]

I have just added a link to this thread and that on APUG here:
http://www.largeformatphotography.eu/fo ... ?f=57&t=28

Steve

[LO]

Joanna

Another one to add to the list - getting through around 200 sheets of QL a year, and not looking forward to the additional weight of DD slides.

Liz

[Thingy]

Members of APUG seem to be developing more interest in the idea of pre-loaded QL envelopes for convenience and the fact that they would be pre-loaded in a dust-free environment.

I'd love to have them pre-loaded with Rollei's Infrared 5x4 sheet film, then I could always carry a couple with me anywhere, just in case, sparing having to allocate a whole DDS for them. As Acros is still sold as sheet film in Germany, pre-loaded Acros would be welcome in the future. I would expect to buy at least 40-50 sheets of Acros alone every year.

There is also interest, on APUG, expressed for possible bulk ordering of pre-loaded Joanna Envelopes for the project below:
New55Projecthttp://new55project.blogspot.com

[Emmanuel Bigler]

May 3, 2012
(2 years later)

I'm pushing this discussion "up" in order to know what happened to this envelope project since january 2010.