Thanks to forum user "Bill, 70's military B&W", I have an X-Rite 890 to test. This is an automated densitometer into which one feeds a test strip of either film or paper, and the machine spits out the strip and records the densities in its memory. It takes less than 5 seconds to read a 21 step film exposure.
These automated densitometers show up on e-bay with pretty low selling prices. That, coupled with a potential time saving advantage, made me want to try out the 890 and see if it has any use in a contemporary B&W darkroom.
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