StS Posted March 1 Share #1 Posted March 1 Advertisement (gone after registration) When I started developing my own film, I remember messing up a roll or two. I'm hesitating to offer my old standard tip to starters to sacrifice a film to learn the process before risking it on an exposed roll in complete darkness due to current film prices. I found the new product linked below quite interesting. It could save especially starters in film development some frustration. It allows to load and cut film at daylight into the tank. Who says that there is no innovation any more in home darkroom technology. Found on dpreview. Stefan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted March 1 Posted March 1 Hi StS, Take a look here New daylight development tank. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
TomB_tx Posted March 2 Share #2 Posted March 2 Not an entirely new concept: the Leitz /Agfa daylight tank was in the Leitz catalog from 1949-1961 (in the USA). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StS Posted March 3 Author Share #3 Posted March 3 Indeed, I found an online review for, it there is also a company in Italy which makes a modular system both for 35mm and 120 film. I'm not up to speed, my tank is decades old, so I haven't checked what is available in the market. Stefan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
105012 Posted March 3 Share #4 Posted March 3 I am travelling at the moment and have a small development kit with me. I recommend a daylight tank as it means one doesn’t need a dark bag, which makes the process much simpler and faster. My particular one also has no reel, which is kind of cool (it’s a Rondix 35). 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
david strachan Posted March 4 Share #5 Posted March 4 David You're a film fanatic..why not wait until you get home... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbealnz Posted March 4 Share #6 Posted March 4 45 minutes ago, david strachan said: David You're a film fanatic..why not wait until you get home... Ordinarily I'd agree, but in planning for a future Europe trip with or without film, processing on the go could make sense as it alleviates the return home with un-processed film to be damaged by the new X-Ray machines. I'd always figured I'd find a local processing facility, but that's not always possible. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
105012 Posted March 4 Share #7 Posted March 4 Advertisement (gone after registration) 6 hours ago, david strachan said: David You're a film fanatic..why not wait until you get home... …yes indeed, love film 😀 As to reason: I like to try out something new, I’ve previously had my film lab processed as a batch before I leave for home, but thought this time I’d see what it was like to process each roll myself in the hotel. Turns out, it’s pretty easy. I’ve got it down to about 25 minutes all up, and entirely from memory. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetPhoto Posted March 5 Share #8 Posted March 5 back in the 70s there was a small company that sold a nearly gag gift of a home developer kit, in which the cassette of film was placed entirely into a glass or plastic tube, and then chemicals poured into the tube. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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