just loaded 8 rolls

[back alley]

of delta 400 into my big tank.
tomorrow i will pour in the chemicals and develop the film into negs.

after that i have some delta 100 and hp5 still needing to be souped.

i need better discipline - to process my film after a roll or 2 - it'd be so much easier...

joe

 

[Chaser]

Nice. I need to get a big tank...and some new reels, all of mine are a little wobbly...I often let my back log get up to 35-50 rolls so 8 can't be too bad, now if it would get cool enough to dev film i would be all set.

 

[Ash]

Wow, I'm the opposite. I can't wait til the end of the roll to develop a film. I thought I'd leave a roll in the camera for spontaneous use but I ended up putting the whole camera in the dark bag and cutting it off about 20 frames into the roll to get the film to develop! Course, I should have waited - I damaged the neg in a few places.

35-50 rolls though, how can you even get round to sorting through such a daunting task?!

 

[peter_n]

I'm the opposite again. I have 20 or 30 rolls here to develop. My excuse is my current workload. Personally I think its a lack of focus on the essentials.

 

[back alley]

i don't feel quite so bad anymore...

 

[x-ray]

I rarely hold film for more than 24 hours. I generalluy will pull a roll from the camera even it's partially exposed.


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[Kevin]

The fridge in my lab is bursting with unprocessed b&w film. Last count: 223 rolls.

I need to upgrade from a Jobo 4-reel tank to an 8-reel tank. I prefer plastic reels.

Joe, what is that 8-reel tank you are using?

Kevin

P.S. Half of my pics are color so I dont fret too much about seeing exposed images 2 or 3 years later.

 

[back alley]

i use patterson tanks and reels.
i have one 8 reel tank and two, 3 reel tanks.

joe

 

[Ash]

I think I'll stick to a 2-reel tank. I dont have the space in a darkbag for such a big tank, and no place I could black out!

How do you manage loading the 8-reel? Isn't it a bit daunting?

 

[back alley]

i load in the bathroom at night and then process whenever i have the time & motivation.
i find the patterson reels so easy to load that it only takes a few minutes for all eight.
i have a long practised routine, including where i place everything on the counter so loading in the dark is easy.

 

[nihraguk]

Same here - I just processed three rolls of film (1 x 120, 2 x 135) that have been lying around for close to forever. I believe I do need a bigger tank as well... its probably a lot more economical in terms of time. And I am always too lazy to process film once I've finished the roll.

 

[T_om]

Nice. I need to get a big tank...and some new reels, all of mine are a little wobbly...I often let my back log get up to 35-50 rolls so 8 can't be too bad, now if it would get cool enough to dev film i would be all set.

Chaser,

I have one last 8-reel tank left. I used to have four. It is a Honeywell-Nikkor in like new condition. It accepts Nikkor, Kindermann, Adorama generic, etc. reels. I can sell it with or without some reels.

Any reasonable offer will be accepted. I have standardized on 4-reel tanks now that my film shooting days are winding down. (By 'winding down' I mean 20 or 30 rolls a month compared to what I used to shoot). 🙂

Tom

 

[JohnL]

<snip>
P.S. Half of my pics are color so I dont fret too much about seeing exposed images 2 or 3 years later.

Pardon my curiosity, but why is it that you can wait so long because half the pics are color? How is your (extraordinary) patience a function of the type of film stock? I just don't get the logic of this. Maybe I'm just thick.

 

[Chaser]

Chaser,

I have one last 8-reel tank left. I used to have four. It is a Honeywell-Nikkor in like new condition. It accepts Nikkor, Kindermann, Adorama generic, etc. reels. I can sell it with or without some reels.

Any reasonable offer will be accepted. I have standardized on 4-reel tanks now that my film shooting days are winding down. (By 'winding down' I mean 20 or 30 rolls a month compared to what I used to shoot). 🙂

Tom

I will e-mail you thanks.

 

[Kevin]

Pardon my curiosity, but why is it that you can wait so long because half the pics are color? How is your (extraordinary) patience a function of the type of film stock? I just don't get the logic of this. Maybe I'm just thick.

Hi John,

There is usually some content overlap between my b&w and color negs because I usually have two RFs with me, one loaded with b&w and one with color negative film.

Because I cannot process C-41 myself I have those processed asap. But b&w processing is cheaper and produces better results when I do it myself. However I tend to shoot more b&w than I process, which is why I have this terrible backlog.

Having the color pics cures the (extraordinary) impatience I would otherwise have.

It is not like I develop a 3-year-old film and have no clue when or where it was taken. More often than not I had also shot some images in color and have those already scanned in or printed.

In the context of a visual diary these b&w pics dont really add much value. If there is a golden nugget in there (and there is one every so often) then I am obviously quite pleased. Otherwise it is no big deal really.

Best,
Kevin