Eclair Cameras: ACL problems

[Chris Leong <emotepix@artnet.net>]

Hello fellows

Have some potential problem areas with my ACL1/English 200ft mags that I 
thought I'd put to you as a group before I take more drastic measures:

1) test footage was partly fogged. Mag lids felt okay on seating. 
However, since the 200ft load was on a daylight spool, it didn't have a 
black plastic bag, so I didn't use one after exposure. I think that may 
have been the culprit, but I don't know. I've never used a 200ft 
daylight load before, and I've always had bags in my film cans. Come to 
think of it, that's probably the main cause. Agree?

2) the takeup wind was loose on unloading. I had to press the coils flat 
to fit the wind back into the film can. It was loose enough that I 
wasn't concerned about scratching as I reformed the loops flat. No, I 
didn't cinch the roll tight after that. Is this another effect of using 
the 200ft daylight load? i.e. uneven core sizes? (takeup side was a 
normal 2" plastic core)

Sorry if this sounds a bit basic. My first film through an ACL.

Thanks
Cheers
Chris

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