![]() I always wind the tails all the way in or I'll double expose the film. Now this is how I do it, which might not work for you. It's easier with a roll of 20/24 than a roll of 36 exposures. After a couple wraps, the pins aren't doing anything anyways. Just hold the film against the center of the reel with a finger until you get started. If you insist on attaching the film in the dark and can't get the pins to catch. Some days, the reel just wont load, it's on strike or something, so grab another reel and put that one aside. This will cost you a frame or two, but I shoot a few extra blanks when loading the camera anyway. If you want to use the pins just attach them in the light. Now with the lights still on, start the film on the reel. If you don't rewind all the way in, you can use scissors to cut the small part of the tail off and keep the film nice and straight/trim. Some cameras have a setting that keeps the tail out when rewinding with a motor drive, I know my F3 has this option. (This doesn't work for me, since I'll mistakenly reload the film into the camera and shoot it all over again). ![]() It's easiest if you don't rewind the film all the way back into the can. This isn't how I do it but this is how I suggest you do it. Some days they just wont load while other days the film jumps on. You might be making this more complicated than it really is. Is there a secret or a trick for getting tightly curled 35mm film engaged on the pins on a Hewes reel? Once I do get the film onto the pins, the rest of the loading process goes very fast and smooth. I spent two hours last night practicing and in over fifty attempts I managed to properly load the reel only once. Getting this unruly film into the center of the reel and onto the pins is defeating me. Exposed film coming out of a 35mm cassette is definitely not straight and tends to curl up into a tight cylinder about an inch in diameter. I’ve watched various YouTube videos demonstrating how to load these reels, but they all use a piece of film that’s obviously been processed and hung to dry so that it’s straight with very little curl. ![]() My problem is I can’t reliably engage the sprocket holes with the pins in the dark. The reels are Hewes and have two little pins in the center core that are meant to engage the sprocket holes in the film to keep the film centered. I’ve just acquired some 35mm stainless steel reels and am having trouble loading them.
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