Yeah sometimes they can be a pain to get open!

This IS a metal cartridge, they are all metal

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Awesome

Haha yeah! Always an option! 🙂

You need to have a developing tank ready and when you open the film it needs to be placed into the tank in the darkness, then you can develop the roll using chemicals. After developing it will then be safe to view the negatives in the light.

@@filmismorefun Thank you for answering. I know it’s a silly one to even ask for someone who already knows the answer. Seriously, thank you.

Hey that would have worked

That's true, but some cameras automatically rewind the film at the end of the roll. 🙂

You don’t always have to open the cassette, but when you do, you do!

No worries, it's a great question. Even after using the film it's still sensitive to light. Only after the roll has been developed can it be brought into the light. I hope that helps!

@@filmismorefun Thank you

You bet 👍

Good point.

PSA: I tried doing this with a kodak roll like the one in the video and ended up cutting my hands badly. putting pressure from underneath did not remove the top. If you don’t have the tool to open the canister at the top pry it open as much as you can like in the video. Don’t force it because it’s not likely you’ll be able to pull it off more than half way. Once it’s open you can twist the spoolie thing until the end of the negative releases. Pull it out of the opening you made and you can then load onto the reel from the spool, cutting the canister off when you’ve loaded your reel. the canister is metal and it will cut you easily (i found another similar account while researching how to get blood off the film pre-dev).

@@ClaudiaOfTheWorld probably should have explained it better, pause at around 2:08. Put pressure on the top of the spool pushing with your thumb.

@@ClaudiaOfTheWorldyeah OPEN IT FIRST!!!!

I use it as a last resort, because I re-spool a lot of used canisters with redscale but like you mentioned it never fails 🙂

@@filmismorefun redscale sounds fun. How do you make redscale, or do you buy it?

You can buy it pre-made, but it's easy to do yourself. I have a video on how to redscale your own film here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o9ufptKpp92tYZ8.html It's a cool effect, you should try it out 🙂

Hi there. No you cannot open it in the light. It needs to be opened in darkness then developed before being brought into the light.

Thanks

@@youisthisshireal no prob

No, black and white film is still sensitive to red light. You need to open the canister in complete darkness. I use either a closet or a changing bag.

True! There's a few ways to get the film out (a tool, some tape, or a wet negative). This video is just to demonstrate how to open the canister if needed though 🙂

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Welllllllll, I dunno about you, but I'm not really in the cassette collecting business. IMO let that sucker get the rip ov death. I want that prize inside.

That's what you took away from the video? 😂

@@filmismorefun Well, I needed other video about how to use the film leader retriever but I didn't know that till you told me, so in the end yes that is all I got from it 😂 Thanks for the other video and directing me there! I'm back into film after a 16 year hiatus, decided to start bulk loading my own film and getting these canisters open is way more work than using the lead retriever tool!

@@jordanlaine7412 Ahh that's quite the hiatus, welcome back! Yeah I agree, I only open the canisters as a last resort. It's easy easier to load the leader onto the reel in the light is possible.