20x24 Film Changing Tent, is it practical?

[MCMUG]

I want to consult that whether it is practical to change 20x24 film in a tent, just like the practice of 8x10 film changing? Of course, the tent for 20x24 should be larger enough, e.g. 90cm x 180cm x 90cm. Thanks a lot!

[jayabbas]

A mistake or light leak will get a bit costly I would surmise. Tents and changing bags make me sweat ( as in nervous ) - my problem. That big a sheet of film would certainly be challenging in a tent.

[Daniel Stone]

Try loading your holders in the dark w/ paper cut to 20x24". Not very easy IMO. Now think of loading that in a cramped tent. My largest format is 8x10.

You might want to look into portable darkroom tents if you can't get access to a light-tight room regularly

just a recommendation

-Dan

[Vaughn]

I have a changing bag that is about 38x48 stretched out flat -- a bit less in use, probably. Might be tough for 20x24, but I might use it for 11x14! I just would need to rig up some sort of PVC pipe frame inside

How about an actual tent? A small cheapo backpacking dome tent, with a big piece of black-out cloth to go over it. Climb right into the sucker! That is basically what I did in the camper shell of my import pick-up -- draped some blankets over the windows at night and had a clean sheet (kept in a tight bag to keep it clean) to put in front of me to change the holders on. Worked great in the Alabama Hills since there was no other lights out there but the stars!

Vaughn

[cyrus]

Fuji made a collapsible changing tent -Fuji Darkbox FDB12 - that is HUGE. I have one. But I don't think it is large enough for 20x24

http://www.shetlink.com/classifieds/...dcfe6171ffe863
(That's just FYI - not mine.)

Jobo also made a very large changing tent #6775 which is a bit smaller but more easily carried around

[cyrus]

PS there's a Fuju darkbox on ebay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/fuji-frontie...item48411ea954

[John Koehrer]

I've got a Fuji box. It's not big enough for 20X24, 8X10 plenty of room, 11X14 may be iffy.

[mrladewig]

I think you'd need a changing tent you could climb inside for this job.

[Tracy Storer]

Probably not practical for 20x24.
Think about it, start with the length of the holder, add the length of the withdrawn darkslide out one end, then add the length of the film off the other end.....that's 72", then think about the limited reach changing bag/tent sleeves offer.

[Vaughn]

One would not have to draw the darkslide out more than a few inches to load or unload; and the film bowed when inserted. So one could get away with a lot less than 72 inches...50" or so should do it if you had some vertical space, too. It would be tight. In an emergency the changing bag I have might work for 20x24.