[LargeFormat] Prepping Quickloads for development

[Jim Brick]

Simply pull it apart. Hold the metal bottom and pull on the top as if 
you were pulling it open in your camera for exposure. But not in the 
holder, it will simply come completely apart.

Then simply peel the film off of the plastic piece stuck to the film. 
It simply peels off.

You now have the piece of 4x5 film in your hand.

This is dirt simple and you will not have any trouble once you try.

Jim


At 10:25 PM 7/6/2006 +0200, Christoph Hammann wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I'm fairly new to large format photography, so forgive the dumb questions. I
>have a Fuji Quickload II holder and lots of 4X5" Acros film in Quickload
>packs on the way from the supplier, and while I can imagine using them in
>the field to make exposures, I can't for the life of me imagine how you get
>the film out of the envelope for development. Is a peel-off affair? How do
>you avoid putting kinks in the film? Do you simply cut off the plastic parts
>at either end before developing? I have a developing tank that stands 12
>films on edge.
>Thanks for any advice that helps avoid wasting film,
>
>Christoph