Joe Egge , May 07, 2002; 07:06 p.m.
Has anyone out there tried Fuji's new holder and 8 sheet cassette. I have spoken with the importer. He says it is not distributed to the U S. It consists of a holder and a light tight cassette with 8 septa. It operates similar to a Grafmatic. The Cassette comes preloaded with film...RDP or Velvia. Once this film is exposed or discarded, the septa can be reloaded with the 4X5 film of your choice. I would like to hear from someone who has used this system before I spring for $250. Thanks.
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Joe Egge
Portland, OR
Alec Jones , May 07, 2002; 09:33 p.m.
Matthew Runde , May 07, 2002; 10:52 p.m.
<a name="1">Joe,</a>
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Robert White has <a
href="http://www.robertwhite.co.uk/accessories.htm#LabelQuickchange">
info on this system</a>.
tim atherton , May 07, 2002; 11:30 p.m.
$250.00!
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$149.00 at badger (not sure if that includes the film)
John Hennessy , May 07, 2002; 11:53 p.m.
It's great (so far -- about six cycles with 4 cassettes.)
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You will need to practice unloading and loading with scrap film; it's
a bit tricky
Adam Gibbs , May 08, 2002; 12:17 a.m.
Joe, I've been using the Quickchange holder for a few months now and
it is working out very well. Actually I just purchased a couple more
inserts from Badger Graphics that just happen to be on sale. The
reason for my initial purchase was the lack of availability of
Readyload type films in Canada and getting the readyloads from the
States with our dismal dollar is just too expensive for us Canucks.
After using the holder for a while now I think I would use it instead
of readyload regardless of price. The quickchange is very economical
and peels a lot of weight and bulk from my back. The holder is well
built and the inserts sturdy enough to use over and over including
the counter. Just make sure you practice using the holder a few
times, it could be really easy to fog eight sheets all at once.
Paul Schilliger , May 08, 2002; 03:10 a.m.
Would any of you, users, believe that the cassettes are strong enough to be reloaded indefinitely or are they just
good enough to be reloaded a few times? I guess you have to unload them and not send them to the lab where they
would be considered as single use material?
Pete Caluori , May 08, 2002; 11:06 a.m.
Adam Gibbs , May 08, 2002; 11:45 a.m.
Paul, I think that with normal field use the inserts should last a
very long time. The inserts are plastic but seem to be very solid for
a supposedly one time use item, I guess only time will tell. At
present I carry the extra inserts in their cardboard boxes, much like
the Quickload films. Eventually I'll probably make a padded bag of
some sought to carry all the extra inserts.
Paul Schilliger , May 08, 2002; 01:28 p.m.
Thanks Adam. I am a Quickload afficionado but these films are no longer imported on a regular base here in
Switzerland. The Quickchange would also be a good way of using my stock of frozen outdated films in travel, despite
my previous decision never to bother with loading film in the field. But the inserts are very expensive and unless
they last forever, I would never buy.
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Pete, thanks for the outstanding page on the system!
