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Hewes 35mm Stainless Steel Spiral Film Loader

Hewes 35mm Stainless Steel Spiral Film Loader - Main image
$73.5 $105 In stock

Category: Film & Film Processing Film Processing Equipment

Superbly engineered from 316 Stainless Steel for lifetime use, this loader aligns your film at the right angle, making spiral loading quick and accurate. Like all Hewes products, it's robust and made to last.

Made in the UK, you can use this robust loader for plastic reels or Hewes's own stainless steel version, although if using it for AP, Paterson or Jobo types, you'll need to buy the Hewes One Inch core spiral adapter as an accessory (picture 3).

This easy-to-use winder is spring-loaded and retracts, allowing you to insert the spiral. By turning the handle, you release it, thereby securing your spiral in the correct place.

Positioning the film's end onto the core teeth ensures the film winds neatly into the spiral, and we also recommend you practise using the loader with used film in daylight.

Please note no reels are included with the loader.

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Customer Reviews (4.6 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Ruby J. ★★★★★

The 316 stainless steel feels incredibly solid, and loading has never been this smooth—film just glides onto the spiral without kinking. After a few tries, I can do a full roll in under a minute, and the alignment is spot-on every time.

Natalie ★★★★★

The stainless steel body feels incredibly solid — way more confidence-inspiring than the plastic loaders I've used before. Alignment is spot-on every time, no more wrestling with bent film edges in the dark.

Abigail ★★★★★

Loading a roll onto the spiral used to be my least favorite step, but this loader's angle alignment makes it click in cleanly every single time. The 316 stainless steel build gives it a reassuring weight that should easily outlast my darkroom hobby.