I do it all the time. I get 18 rolls of Tri-X from a 100' roll, I click the Watson 43-44 times and get 36-38 useable frames in my AE- 1. I have had as many scratched negs from store bought film as the stuff I have loaded myself. As long as you remember to open the door in the loader before you wind and keep it and your cassettes clean, you will be fine. Leaving that door shut will scratch the hell out of some film (voice of experience).(posted 9124 days ago)Some of the cassettes suck, the Kodak ones are not good. The cheap DX coded ones are better, easier to seal and unseal in darkness. You shouldn't probably push the cassettes more than 5-10 reloads, some people say more but think about it. They are 50 cents apiece, toss 'em before they get worn too bad. I also have some, I forget the manufacture, they have yellow paper stuck to the outside so you can write on 'em real easy, if you need.
Hey, $35 for 18-36 exp. rolls makes a lot of sense if you do all the processing and printing yourself. If not, that Ilford XPF or whatever the C-41 fake BW film is does well and you can take it to Eckards (if you dare).
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