Full Daylight Bw Film Development Tank

[Vincenzo Maielli]

I know that, in the past, was made the Leitz or Agfa Rondinax 35 U (for the 35 mm films) or Rondinax 60 (for the 120 films). The main feature of the Rondinax tank system was that the introduction of the film, into the reel of the tank, was made entirely in the daylight (without work in the darkness).
Exist, now, a similar system actually produced in the darkroom market?
Ciao.
Vincenzo

 

[sevo]

Jobo made one up until fairly recently, and with a less problematic mechanism than the Rondinax (which was a first class film scratcher) too.

But IMHO daylight loading tanks are inevitably pointless and stupid - none of them ever had a reliability where they could be used without having a changing bag at hand, and if you already have that, you may as well load the film more gently by hand than with a daylight loader. I'd only recommend them if you suffer from pathologically sweaty fingers...

Sevo

 

[venchka]

Sweaty fingers are cured with latex hosipital gloves. Cheap at any drug store or Walmart. I had mine on last night handling some 4x5 film. Changing bags are nice, but a Harrison changing tent is a miracle! One of the best photographic purchases I have ever made. Right next to Jobo tanks and Uniroller motor bases.