I had a hasselblad A70 500 film back three years ago, which could load entire 100 ft of 70mm film. I was thinking if I could load 65mm in that film back I could shoot color film with that film back.
@DutchmanLearner-ok2uhАй бұрын
thnx
@FilmRepairАй бұрын
so happy to see I can finally get some 70mm film!
@sheldonspock55662 ай бұрын
Wow I really have to tip my hat to you guys. When I was researching 70mm film a few years back there were HARDLY any resources online. Thx for keeping (this particular type of) film alive!!!
@mercurycamera2 ай бұрын
Thanks! Indeed, this amazing format was nearly undocumented online, which prompted us to publish www.shoot70mm.com and start making these videos. It's been exciting to see so many people start shooting this!
@dnewma042 ай бұрын
Curious if there are any plans to add a 120 option to the 65/70mm options in the future?
@mercurycamera2 ай бұрын
No current plans, but we could always create a custom 120 septum if wanted. 120 has much more curl than 65mm and 70mm film, and is thus less convenient and less flat (and is also narrower, making it more difficult to hold evenly in place), but it can be done!
@dnewma042 ай бұрын
@@mercurycamera i had suspected the curl may be the primary concern. I was thinking more along the lines of wide availability but I appreciate the feedback.
@BesQueue2 ай бұрын
It would be nice to have a mask for the viewfinder that covers the part with the perforations so that it would be easier to frame correctly. I feel like I would need that. If you have the tools to make it I would buy it together with the rest of the components.
@mercurycamera2 ай бұрын
Yes, we can absolutely make the mask you describe. It's been on our roadmap for some time... Contact us via the contact form at www.mercuryworks.store and we can get you set up!
@BesQueue2 ай бұрын
@@mercurycamera Awesome! Have you also thought about the crop when it comes to making slides? You have stated that you will soon be able to make print film slides from negatives. In that case, for those who want to display the slides with a Hasselblad slide projector, it will be essential to have slide mounts that match the format of the slides. But the slides will be slightly smaller than 6x6 if one does not want to include the perforations. Do you have any solution for this?
@mercurycamera2 ай бұрын
@@BesQueue The image area of our printed slides ("M-Chromes") is about 52x52mm, so that's the size from 65mm or 70mm negatives (i.e., for printed slide purposes, 65mm film isn't at a disadvantage compared to other formats). As for slide mounts, we make them, in a variety of crops! These mounts fit in our handheld viewer as well as all 6x6 slide projectors: mercuryworks.store/products/6x6-slide-mount-set?_pos=3&_sid=dcfed7b17&_ss=r
@BesQueue2 ай бұрын
Amazing!
@khanscombe6192 ай бұрын
Ok. I got a new to me camera. Linhof Super Technika V 4x5 w/ Cine Rollex 70mm 6x7 & 6x12 in 120. The 70mm looks to operate like this but in reverse wind. I also don’t have an advance lock button like my 6x12 but now my wind lever is stuck? Am I missing something I is the grease just dried up stuck?
@mercurycamera2 ай бұрын
Yes, the Cine Rollex backs are subject to getting gummed up over the decades. It may need a CLA.
@LADYAW3 ай бұрын
thanks alot for the video, I find it very usefull
@firstletterofthealphabet73083 ай бұрын
The amount of “test sheets” being exposed to light made me cry. That’s color 4x5! That stuff costs half a fortune!
@mercurycamera3 ай бұрын
Ha ha! Don't worry, "no film was harmed in the making of this video!" All film shown in the light was dummy film (used, old, previously exposed to light). But yes, 4x5 does cost a fortune. That's why we recommend shooting with 65mm and/or 70mm in the Grafmatic (it costs significantly less). You just need these septums: mercuryworks.store/products/custom-grafmatic-45-septum-65mm-or-70mm?_pos=1&_sid=9f86f66c3&_ss=r
@khanscombe6193 ай бұрын
Is 65mm narrower width or no top perf? Do we need a mod spool for 65mm in 70mm Daylight cassette ?
@mercurycamera3 ай бұрын
65mm film is narrower than the 70mm film the cassettes were designed for. You need 65mm spools for the cassettes, available here: mercuryworks.store/products/65mm-cassette-spool-set
@khanscombe6193 ай бұрын
I’m still using 70mm TriX 320. Limited to an old Nevro 21 tank for 116/616 roll films. Does anyone make a modern 70mm reel to fit the the Jobo 1520 or 2509/2520 tanks? I have an old big metal reel but no tank for it.
@mercurycamera3 ай бұрын
Yep, right here (for Jobo 2500 tanks, accepts 65mm and 70mm film): mercuryworks.store/products/jobo-2500-series-65mm-developing-reel
@mimose973 ай бұрын
Nice and complete explanation... thanks!!!
@mercurycamera3 ай бұрын
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
@andyvan56924 ай бұрын
at 41:41 would it not make MORE sense to have a special spool, aka refeed into a new set of spools, rather than drilling it out?, as if you notice in the centre of the spool is a slit for the backing paper, and..... if you drill to far.... you have just flashed the whole roll 😞
@mercurycamera4 ай бұрын
Good thought, but the problem is that 120 rolls aren't taped at the end, only the beginning, so the act of transferring from one spool to another causes the film inside the backing paper to lose tension. A perfect re-roll may gain the tension back, but in practice that is very hard to do! Since enlarging the top hole is pretty easy, I think it's the best route for most people. That said, it's definitely best to do it by hand (not use a drill) and be careful not to cut through too much plastic, as you note.
@alexk70464 ай бұрын
I'm a new hasselblad addict and you've just cost me sooooo much money. THANK YOU SO MUCH! What an exciting company. I'm gonna have to order a camera from you guys.
@mercurycamera4 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for your comment, as well as your order!
@Dstonephoto4 ай бұрын
I had no intention of ever purchasing anything from you guys, but thank you so much for making this stupendously interesting and pro grade video. Your presentation skills are phenomenal. Is there any 70mm film youre aware of thats unperforated and doesnt feature any text on the borders? I feel like we’re all getting ripped off having holes and text on parts of emulsion we could use for capturing more image detail . Thank you for making this video.
@mercurycamera4 ай бұрын
Thanks for your kind words! Yes, our Murnau 100 BW 70mm film is unperforated and has no edge text, so it maximizes image area. You can find it here: mercuryworks.store/products/mercury-murnau-100-70mm-film
@Dstonephoto4 ай бұрын
@@mercurycamera thanks
@CINENIMUS4 ай бұрын
I presume this is the same size as the ones they use form IMAX?
@zachhorton4 ай бұрын
Yep, this is IMAX film!
@tonphuchuynh56045 ай бұрын
May i ask. We load the film under what type and condition light ? the film will not be exposure if we load under normal light ?
@mercurycamera3 ай бұрын
The bulk loader can be set up (empty spool and handle inserted) in the light, but the bulk can of film must be opened in darkness, and all spooling needs to happen in darkness. Once you put the bulk roll back in the can, and put the spool into the 70mm cassette, you can turn on the lights again.
@SamCyanide5 ай бұрын
Thanks. I got one of these recently. It works nicely but I was a little confused playing with it trying to get it to do all of the intended functions. I also didn't know you could pick any sheet you wanted as your next one. I thought it went linearly. For maintenance, what kind of lube would you recommend using? I was thinking maybe some silicon or something in a very very small quantity just to keep it moving nicely.
@mercurycamera5 ай бұрын
I'm glad this was helpful! Indeed, Grafmatics are easy to use, but not intuitive to learn. I see them used incorrectly in KZbin videos all the time, and thought I'd set the record straight! I've never lubed these, but if it feels like it needs it, I'd recommend a very small amount of white lithium grease. It shouldn't break down or travel to the septums like oil would.
@andyvan56927 ай бұрын
one thing you forgot, there is still a SINAR back, the 6x12 vario, or Zoom back, there are two, one has a manual darkslide, like normal double dark holders, the vario has a knob, a rotary slide system (similar to Hasselblad H16/32 backs, just a different knob).
@mercurycamera7 ай бұрын
Those backs haven't been specifically tested on this camera, but they are likely compatible, yes. However, they are bulky and unbalanced, and thus not recommended. Nonetheless, we'd love to hear from anyone who has tried them on the Stereo 12!
@paolociccone7 ай бұрын
What an amazing system. And thank you for such a comprehensive video.
@mercurycamera7 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@RRsalin7 ай бұрын
Awesome channel, keep growing!!
@Zetaphotography7 ай бұрын
Video needs a retitle to the story of Mercury Works. By the time you get to whatever you will get to I already left the channel. Pacing is bad
@Alexius1Komnenos4 ай бұрын
Sorry you have no attention span
@arielgajda33358 ай бұрын
Why do you use gloves? 🤙👏👍🇦🇷
@mercurycamera8 ай бұрын
To conceal the fact that I am not human.
@areelguy7 ай бұрын
@@mercurycamera Alien or robot?
@DOOM.Fi3nd8 ай бұрын
Great video. This kind of quality I'd expect from big channels!
@mercurycamera8 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@g12345388 ай бұрын
Regarding the different kinds of film you can use in a 70mm back (including making 65 work), what is the situation with 70mm print film? I imagine it would be incredibly slow, but would it work?
@mercurycamera8 ай бұрын
Yes, it does work. You need to "all-perf" mod your back as described in this video, because the perfs on 70mm motion picture print film are not Type 2. As long as you are "all-perfed" you can use that film. It involves a number of challenges in ISO, color filtration, and developing that we will cover at some point in the future.
@MarcS4R8 ай бұрын
this is amazing. i never knew about this, may order some stuff for my hassy soon
@danc20148 ай бұрын
Mid roll change looks like you should advance 1.5 frames or more. Because of the leader needs to advance into the cassett
@mercurycamera8 ай бұрын
Yes, absolutely. I don't know if I was clear in the video, but you should do a normal advance after your last photo, and then an EXTRA advance after that. You will then cut this second "frame" in half, so you are absolutely right that it is 2 advances, of which you are using at least 1.5 of as tail for your exposed roll.
@picnet8 ай бұрын
Did Bronica ever make a back for 70mm film?
@mercurycamera8 ай бұрын
Yes! For the ETR (645) system they made an excellent 70mm back. Unfortunately, not for the SQ system.
@khanscombe6198 ай бұрын
What are my 70mm options for the SL-66 ?
@mercurycamera8 ай бұрын
Unfortunately, Rollei never released a 70mm back for their SL66 system (that I know of). Your best option is to use a film slitter like the following to cut 70mm film (or, what I recommend, 65mm film) down to 120/220 format. You can then run it through your SL66 as 220, and with 65mm film (which has an opaque backing layer called remjet) you don't even need backing paper. You'll waste a little film as leader and tail, but the film is half the price of 120 film, so it is a real bargain, and you get 220 length loads of film. mercuryworks.store/products/65mm-to-120-film-slicer
@khanscombe6198 ай бұрын
@@mercurycamera brilliant. I’d like to try that 65mm option. I do have the Mamiya 70mm system I’m trying out now. I’d love to try a Rolleiflex 6001 just for an excuse to get 1 of these backs
@flyingo8 ай бұрын
Thanks for this. I picked up a few tins of your 65mm Kodak Vision stock (50D) and have cut a few pieces to use in a few old Graflex 3x4 & 4x5 cameras, but haven’t yet spooled any of it for use in my RB67.
@mercurycamera8 ай бұрын
Happy shooting! For anyone else interested, the film is available here: mercuryworks.store/collections/film
@christiankollo8 ай бұрын
can you recommend others cameras that can shoot 65/70mm? because this is the only video that i found. i'm really interested in shooting like from a eyesball view. A 65/70mm film with a 17 mm lens, but i cant find anything suitable with this camera without an adapter
@mercurycamera8 ай бұрын
We have a full list of compatible cameras at www.shoot65mm.com including everything you need to get started! The Mercury Universal Medium Format camera system is the only one that is compatible with hundreds of lenses, for experimenting in the ways you suggest. The Arsat 30mm fisheye lens (P6 mount) is an amazing fisheye for medium format, and would be really cool on 65/70mm film! This can be done with a Mercury, or with the Pentax 645 system and a P6 adapter.
@christiankollo8 ай бұрын
@@mercurycamera Thank you so much
@baxtermarrison53618 ай бұрын
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@raim34818 ай бұрын
Hi, there were Linhof cameras with 70 mm film , too. Linhof 220 and aereal-photografic type. Greetings from Heidelberg
@mercurycamera8 ай бұрын
@@raim3481 Thanks for your comment! Yes, Linhof was really into 70mm. The Cine Rollex back for large format cameras is a beautiful device, and works just as well today!
@Grallardo8 ай бұрын
any kinds of these film for 35mm camera available?
@AkshaySinghJamwal8 ай бұрын
This is twice as wide, it wouldn’t fit.
@mercurycamera8 ай бұрын
Kodak makes their motion picture film (which is their most advanced film) in both 65mm and (far more commonly) 35mm. The 35mm type can be shot in regular 35mm cameras if you load cassettes yourself. Loading and using 35mm cassettes isn't nearly as nice as the 70mm cassettes I'm showing here, but it can be done with special reloadable cassettes and a "bulk loader" by Kalt or Alden.
@jonathanfraser14898 ай бұрын
Great products for starting out in 65mm and 70mm film, especially the film notching part of the template! Would be interested in a video on how to develop these cut film negatives. Cant fully picture how the loading onto a converted paterson reel would work. Wont it cause stacking/bunching of the negatives or could you just slide the negatives with a finger to space them out? For two or four frames, maybe a modified insert for the SP445 tanks would work?
@mercurycamera8 ай бұрын
Great question! In 65mm reels (Paterson or Jobo 2500 are the two types we make) you can separate the film strips by inserting a wire bent against the reel, to prevent the film from slipping along the groove and overlapping (or of course you can just load a single strip in each reel). You can also develop them in Jobo Expert drums as sheets (this is how we do it). The easiest for most folks, though, is to tray develop them like large format sheets. That costs almost nothing, but needs to be done in the dark. Your idea of a modified SP445 insert is a great one! That would probably be very easy to do. We may look into that.
@jonathanfraser14898 ай бұрын
@@mercurycamera thanks for the developing info, ill look into ordering some suppliers from mercuryworks to get started on shooting and developing cut film. So excited by the innovation and documentation, especially the 3D printed and reversible mods! Thanks so much!
@LarryParamedic18 ай бұрын
I would love to give 65mm film bulk loading a try. First B&W then, maybe color! Thank You for sharing.
@mercurycamera8 ай бұрын
You're very welcome! Yes, easy to get started with BW, or even our color 65mm film developed at home in BW...
@kevin-parratt-artist8 ай бұрын
The 65mm is the Negative for the TODD AO 65/70 system. The 70mm in the 65/70 TODD AO system, is projection positive print film. The perforations in 70mm print film are identical to the 65mm neg film, and are in-line. The extra width outside the perforations on the print film is where the sound track is added.
@mercurycamera8 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment! I want to clarify a couple of things, though. The 70mm film discussed and shown here is not the same as motion picture 70mm film, which is only used for release prints (print film, not camera film). 70mm film intended for use in cameras is not from the motion picture industry. As described in this video, it was and is made in several different perforation types: unperforated, Type 1 perforated, and Type 2 perforated. None of these is the same as 70mm print film from the motion picture industry. It is only this latter print film that has perforations that match 65mm motion picture camera film. For anyone curious, though, once a Hasselblad has been upgraded as described here, it can indeed shoot all of these formats: 65mm motion picture film, 70mm camera (still photography) film, and 70mm motion picture print film (though this has an extremely low ISO).
@kevin-parratt-artist6 ай бұрын
👍 I use 70mm Type II in Hasselblad A70 and Linhof "Cine Rollex" magazines.
@andyvan56928 ай бұрын
one point, to do a 6x9/6x12 shot, it is far easier using 120 rolls as this has backing paper, and a sealing strip, so can be handled in subdued light, without all the darkroom stuff, just a 'holster' or pouch for the rolls, and a bin for the paper waste.
@mercurycamera8 ай бұрын
The point of this video is that there are many advantages to shooting panoramic film in a cut film holder instead of a 120 6x12 back: a vastly lower cost, less bulk on the camera, less weight, the ability to carry multiple types of film with you and choose which to shoot for any given shot, and the ability to directly shoot 65mm and 70mm film. Another not mentioned is that your shot will be wider than most 6x12 120 backs. So while I assume that anyone watching this video already knows that 6x12 120 backs exist, they probably do not know that it is possible to do what is shown here, or the many advantages over 120 covered in the video.
@andyvan56928 ай бұрын
at 38:44 NO, thats NOT the way, you will scratch the rings!- Leica M's have the same issues with the rings, they use a BRASS crescent tool, looks like the star trek ship, from above, two wings with a circular section, this grabs like a strap wrench, and as its made of BRASS can't scar the surface of the camera part.
@mercurycamera8 ай бұрын
Yes, or you can do it the way shown in this video, which works great and is necessary sometimes, if you cannot otherwise loosen the lens element. To prevent scratches on your lens barrel (which are only cosmetic, in the worst case) you should wrap blue painter's tape around it before you use a crescent wrench.
@andyvan56928 ай бұрын
one other point you missed, there is also a crescent shaped darkslide lock, which allows you to remove the holder (using the darkslide ring, say on a lf camera with a spring back), so you don't operate the system, just remove it!! {the flat of the lock goes parallel to the slide for OFF, or free}.
@mercurycamera8 ай бұрын
Yes, I did forget to mention the darkslide lock. Thanks!
@andyvan56928 ай бұрын
that x position is a double exposure safety, to stop you re-shooting film or septum 1, as in journalism, where this device was used (to enable off the cuff shooting with a grafflex slr camera), there was no safety features on LF cameras, everything is muscle memory, not just how to do things, but when {some people, like Mat Marrash(LFF KZbin channel) call this 'the Dance', the series of actions to operate these LF cameras}; these mechanics help with this, esp. on the double exposure issue.
@mercurycamera8 ай бұрын
Yes, absolutely! It's easy to get overzealous with the Grafmatic, and the "X" position stops you and reminds you that you have cycled through all of the septums. "Do you really want to keep going?"
@andyvan56928 ай бұрын
there is an easier way of changing asa mid shoot, have TWO A70 backs, and switch one for the other!, thats the modular concept, on this Hasselblad, or a Bronica or Mamiya RB\RZ ; and why there is the mags in the first place. But I do see this, applying to the 135 format cannon and Nikon 250 &750 backs, which work on the same principle, but using a Nikon F2/F3 or a Cannon Ae1, etc. slr's; because they work by a skeleton and the inserts, which cant be removed like the MF film backs can, you destroy the light sealing of the assembly in the process.
@mercurycamera8 ай бұрын
Yep, two backs are better than one!
@SavageCatPhoto8 ай бұрын
So so cool! I just picked up a SWC and am now dying to try this stuff out! Thanks for being the resource and sharing the info!
@mercurycamera8 ай бұрын
You're welcome! Enjoy the many benefits of long-roll shooting!
@Zetaphotography7 ай бұрын
Look to see if it will fit.
@andrewj62318 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, I’ve been needing a video and info like this for years.
@mercurycamera8 ай бұрын
You're very welcome!
@khanscombe6198 ай бұрын
How do I identify the perf type I have installed? Using Linhof Technika 2x3 but the extra loaded Linhof cassettes fit my Hasselblad A70. It’s old Kodak Tri-X 320. In the Linhof I count 15/70 perf it moves 50 frames in roll
@mercurycamera8 ай бұрын
Check out shoot70mm.com/70mm_film.html ("Perforation Types" section) for a direct comparison, including measurements. You probably have Type 2, but this should give you a definite answer!
@ivaneberle39728 ай бұрын
15 years ago, I got into 4x5 because digital was swamping the market with pro film gear and because Quickloads still existed. Dust is the enemy in the darkroom, and cloning it away in a scanning workflow is a time-and-life wasting chore, too. Quickloads/Readiloads were the answer, but didn't exist for Ektar or Portra, though, so I too went down the rabbit hole of Grafmatics, acquiring a hodge-podge from a couple of Singer ones from the 70's that seemed pristine enough to average ones from the 50s and 60's to some really bodgey ines. Takeaway was there's a slight improvement in space savings but not weight over standard double-sided holders, they can attract dust like a magnet if you cycle them too fast and generate static in the desert, and it was too easy to wreck all six sheets of film with a missing light trap. I also had to buy a minimum of 3 boxes of 10 sheet film at a time to fill 5 holders. Grafmatics are undeniably appealing for their mechanical engineering alone. In the end they're just film shuffling devices that have long outlived their newsroom utility. But for contemplative slow film work? They create more problems than they solve. (Boy, did I miss Quickloads!)
@jimmymelnarik3873 Жыл бұрын
hfs this is unreal
@mercurycamera Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@mykola8982 Жыл бұрын
This is an amazing camera 🔥 Is it possible to find more information about it?
@mercurycamera Жыл бұрын
www.mercurystereo.com
@JHurrenPhotography Жыл бұрын
This video is really well done! Personality and a camera genius. Please expand on thus channel