Film thickness and cassette capacity

-- martin tai (martin.tai@capcanada.com), December 21, 1998

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Response to Cassette capacity

Different type of Minox 8x11 film has different thickness, the thinner the film, more exxposures can be packed in one cassette. The following is a table for maximum capacity of Minox (or Acmel ) plastic cassette, with 10mm spool.

MINOX CASSETTE MAXIMUM CAPACITY

Film	Plastic Minox/ACMEL cassette, 10mm spool	Brass Minox Cassette
Agfa APX 25/100/400 Minopan 25/100/400	52	65
Agfa Copex Rapid	58	72
Minocolor 100	52	65
Ilford PanF Plus	55	70
Kodak Technical Pan	64	80
Fuji Super HR	115	140

• Don't pack Minox cassette to maximum capacity, unless you can attach film lead to the spool very tight; otherwise, uneven tape may add to the diameter of spool, you may not get the maximum, and jam the camera. It is wise to leave some leeway.
• Remember frames beyond 50 for Minox A/B , and frames beyond 36 for Minox C/LX/TLX/CLX/EC will have wider than normal spacing.
• Thin film may have little frame spacing at the beginning.
• Don't use too thick film in Minox cassette.
  
  -- martin tai (martin.tai@capcanada.com), December 21, 1998.