Film drying clips for 120 format

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Anyone know of a source of weighted clips to hang 120 format film while it dries?

-- Peter Schauss (schauss@worldnet.att.net), May 21, 2002

Answers

I use two wooden clothes pins on the bottom of the film to help keep it from curling.

-- James Webb (jwebb66@yahoo.com), May 21, 2002.

I have used clothespins as well. However, I also use the same clips that I use for 35mm. What do you expect to be different in clips for 120?

-- Ed Farmer (photography2k@hotmail.com), May 21, 2002.

Go down to the office supply store and buy a few ordainary chrome plated paper clamps (Boston clip #2, for example). Then run over to the sporting goods store and buy a few 3 or 4 ounce lead fishing weights and some brass split rings.

With a split ring, attach a weight to a hole in the handle of a clamp... You'll never have 120 (or even 220) film swaying around again.

-- Reinhold Schable (rschable@quik.com), May 21, 2002.


I have been using the 35 mm clips with a couple of clothes pins to keep the bottom corners straight. I was hoping to find some clips like the 35 mm ones only wider.

-- Peter Schauss (schauss@worldnet.att.net), May 22, 2002.

The #2 Boston clamp is 2.2 inches wide, and perfect to prevent 120/220 film curl. If you absolutely gotta have a wider clamp, get the #3 size which is 2.6 inches wide, and heavy enough so extra weight is unnecessary for the shorter 120 films. These clamps still beat the traditional camera store film clips---hands down !! ---.

-- Reinhold Schable (rschable@quik.com), May 22, 2002.


I am sure nobody will believe this but I punch a hole in the unexposed end of the film and weight it down with a wire coat hanger. I simply hook the coat hange through the hole. I do the same on both ends. So far it has worked well.

-- Howard Dvorin (HowardDvorin@cs.com), May 24, 2002.

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