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ghostcount
21-Feb-2017, 11:30
https://vimeo.com/203000292

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2017788873/lab-box-the-first-multi-format-daylight-loading-fi?token=905840f9

(Not LF but dunno' if it belongs to the Lounge area)

stawastawa
22-Feb-2017, 20:06
decent, and an aid to the community.
Do I recall correctly that polaroid once made a similar device? hmm maybe that was just for their instant film.

Jim Michael
23-Feb-2017, 05:41
I recall a Polaroid processor for some type of 35mm reversal film.

Bob Salomon
23-Feb-2017, 06:08
decent, and an aid to the community.
Do I recall correctly that polaroid once made a similar device? hmm maybe that was just for their instant film.

No, the Polaroid one was for their Polapan film only. But this appears to be a copy of the mid 20th century Agfa Rodinox 35 mm daylight film processing system. Although that one was 35mm and had a built in thermometer.
I used it with a one shot chemistry that had the fixer in the chemistry.

jnantz
24-Feb-2017, 03:01
what a great idea!
whats old is new again, i have an old agfa 135 daylight processor the rodinaux U .. its black, plastic, and 405/50s cool.
it was similar to this. you had to jiggle the handle to agitate the film.

Andrew O'Neill
27-Feb-2017, 18:58
Pretty clever!

William Whitaker
27-Feb-2017, 19:15
How do you get the sheet film into it?

stawastawa
27-Feb-2017, 22:15
How do you get the sheet film into it?

you cut it in half

jp
28-Feb-2017, 14:41
The polaroid version basically pulled the film through the developing slime, you waited a few minutes, and wound it back through a squeegie I think. I haven't used one since 1994 when we used to make slideshows for professors; pre-powerpoint days.

This does look pretty practical generally speaking. I develop 3 rolls at a time, so it would not be a timesaver for me.