I hope this might put a smile on your face. Since making this video, I have retired from professional photography and opened a small analog shop selling film, chemistry, darkroom supplies...etc. I 3d print 620 spools using carbon fiber filled plastic and offer all 120 films that I sell respooled and ready to use. I also offer almost every larger-than-120 format spool adapters so that the cameras can be used, though not technically the correct format, like 116, 616, 118, 122 and others. 127 film is still being made in different film types so 127 cameras can still easily be used. Additionally, with a used 127 spool and backing paper 35mm film can be spooled as 127 film. With a 620 spool, people can respool themselves and save significantly. With this said, Kodak and Ilford have shown little to no interest in such a small market as discontinued film types. I think it is up to smaller companies like Film Photography Project in the USA and shops like mine in the EU to supply ways to use discontinued formats, along with users themselves of course.

Whats your link?

I have a duaflex, trimming and sanding the film spool also works

Absolute black out, not just dark, but total absence of light, you must not be able to see what your doing and if you can it is not dark enough!

Absolute darkness. Where ever you are doing this, before opening the 120 roll to respool, stand in the dark for 5 minutes to let your eyes acclimate to the dark. If you see any light at all, it is too much light. You should not be able to see your hand in front of your face at all...absolute darkness.

Howwwww!?!

A 2A uses 116 film and you can now buy correct spacers for many old film sizes like 116 and 118

@@TheBrownieCameraGuy that definitely makes sense. Thanks again for sharing what you know!

It can be done with powerful nail clippers, but a messy job.

Great...I'm glad you found this! To answer your question "How do you see what you're doing in the dark?"....You don't. Take your time and Good Luck!!

You don't see in the dark it has to be REALLY black, rewind has to be by touch only- get an old film and practise.

As of 2023 you can buy new unexpired 620 film GP3.

Use a new in-date 620 film in the "feed" chamber, and an empty 117 spool (or 3D printed replica) in the wind take-upnchamber.

Amy Weurdig tell them you need the spool back , it's a 620

Spools are not normally returned, try asking before sending in for dev.

Rerolling the second time puts the end of the roll back to the beginning of the roll. Especially for when advancing the film and seeing the numbers to know where you are on advancing.

You must get the film the right way round, with exposure No. 1 at the start of the rewound roll, and not exposure No. 8 or 12. Think about it, the film numbering runs from 1 then 2 3 4 5 etc.

I'm so exited. Today I have the contacts of my first pics with that old camera. They came out alright. Some had good contrast and others are very greyed out. I'm exited! I do need to find some metallic spools for 120 film.

Bob...I've never repainted or had to repaint a spool. I imagine if I had only two spools to work with I might repaint one if it was chipping paint.

As of 2023 try eBay.

@@danMdan thanks I had lol