RELOADING MAMIYA CASSETTES

Memorize these instructions since you can't refer to them in the dark; better yet, run through the steps with the lights on with scrap film. Gather all your items together -- 16mm film, Mamiya cassettes, scissors, and film template. Wash your hands thoroughly, or use film gloves (obtainable at most camera shops) in order to avoid getting oil or dirt on the film.

1. With the lights on, remove the cap from one of the film drums and remove the spindle.
2. Completely check the cassette for any loose dirt or film scraps.
3. Turn off the lights.
4. Cut a 20" length of film, using a template, ruler or whatever you can device. A yardstick with a notch or piece of tape at 20" will work fine. (Any type of 16mm film, regardless of perforations, will work with this type of Mamiya drum.)
5. Wind the film tighly around the spindle and pull out a 2" leader. Make sure that the emulsion in wound in toward the center of the roll.
6. Slip the leader through the film outlet while dropping the roll of film into the drum. The film slot can be difficult to find in the dark, so you may need to practice with the lights on with a scrap piece of film.
7. Place the cap back on the drum. Getting the bottom of the spindle into the bottom hole and the top of the spindle into the top hole can be a chore, so practice with the lights on.
8. Turn on a dim light.
9. Check to make sure that the film is loaded correctly -- emulsion toward the center of the spindle.
10. Remove the cap from the other film drum and remove the spindle.
11. Completely check the cassette for any loose dirt or film scraps.
12. If the spindle has a clip spring, remove it. Place the film on the take-up spindle and secure it with the film clip or a piece of tape. If you use the clip spring, make sure to place the tiny spike on the inside of the clip inside the groove on the spindle. If you use tape, secure the film to the spool so that the tape loops around the spool and attaches to the film on both sides of the film.
13. Roll the spindle around once and slide the film into the takeup film slot (which is as difficult to find as the feeder slot was) while slipping the takeup spindle into the drum.
14. Place the cap back on the film-takeup drum. Getting the bottom of the spindle into the bottom hole and the top of the spindle into the top hole can be a chore, so practice with the lights on.
15. Mark the feeder spool in some way as to the type of film. This will also warn you as to which drum goes in which end of the camera.

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