What Tank for 120 (and 127) development

[Thomas78]

Hello,

I am looking for a developing tank for 120 (and 127 film if possible).

I already used my small jobo tank twice, and was comfortable with it, but it only takes 135 film.

What would be a good choice for a developing tank which takes one 120 or 127 film, is easy to handle and does not take to much chemicals?

It does not need to take a 220 film or more than one film at once.

Regards,
Thomas

 

[Chriscrawfordphoto]

I use steel tanks. I have some that take one 120 roll or two 35mm and take 15 oz of developer. They work well for developing one roll of 120 film.

 

[nikon_sam]

Paterson Reels will adjust for 35mm, 127 & 120/220...
290ml for 35mm
370ml for 127
500ml for 120/220
That's per reel...
Get a big enough tank and you can mix & match all day long...

SS Tanks will accommodate all three formats too...and use a little less chemistry...The 127 reel will be the hardest one to find...I had one but sold it in here...

 

[Keith]

Paterson System 4 with one reel does all this and is probably the simplest to use. It also has the option of taking two rolls of 135mm with an extra reel. I can load any film into mine in seconds and it has never given me any bother at all with the balls sticking etc.

 

[keytarjunkie]

I assume you mean that tiny one-roll-of-35mm tank. You should get a slightly larger Jobo tank. I don't remember the name of it. It will handle two rolls of 35mm or one roll of 120/220. I believe it takes a little under 500ml of chemicals, although if you use it on a Jobo processor you only have to fill it to 240 ml (because it is always rolling). Of course, a Jobo is a big investment.

 

[batterytypehah!]

This one:
http://www.fotoimpex.de/shop/fotola...cklungsdose-gross-fuer-2x35mm-oder-1x120.html

AP tanks are very similar to Paterson, and the reels are a little easier to use (I find) because the tabs are bigger.

Gruß nach Düren!

 

[healyzh]

I use Paterson tanks for my 35mm, 127, 120, and 4x5 film. Now I need a solution for 8x10...

 

[gilpen123]

Samigon reels are the easiest to load for me be it 135 or 120 and also adjustable.

 

[Fotohuis]

The actual Jobo 2502 reel takes 35mm, 127 and 120/220 roll film but has to be used in rotary. The 1501 reel takes 35mm and 120/220 roll film only. So left is the Paterson super system IV which is already mentioned above.

best regards,

Robert

 

[john_s]

Hello,

I am looking for a developing tank for 120 (and 127 film if possible).

I already used my small jobo tank twice, and was comfortable with it, but it only takes 135 film.

What would be a good choice for a developing tank which takes one 120 or 127 film, is easy to handle and does not take to much chemicals?

It does not need to take a 220 film or more than one film at once.

Regards,
Thomas

I assume that you have a Jobo 1510 tank. If you are able to buy a 1520 tank, you will be able to use your existing reel extended to 120 size in that. It will need something like 500mL of liquid to cover the 120 film. If you have to buy a 1520 complete with 1 reel, you will then have two reels and be able to develop 2 35mm rolls in the tank.

I've attached a copy of the 1500 tank specifications.

 

[Thomas78]

Thank you for all your replies!

 

[Particular]

If you are happy with your Jobo, I would stick with it. As mentioned above you could get a 1520 tank, but an alternative would be to get the tank extension module. This would effectively turn your 1510 into a 1540 tank. You would be using the top and lid that you already have, and adding some more reels.
This size tank will take either 4 reels of 35mm film, or alternatively two reels of 120 plus one reel of 35mm. As each reel can take two 120 films, you will be developing 4x 120 plus one 35mm in one go. For inversion developing you will need 975ml. I however do rotation developing by rolling the tank back and forth in my bathtub. This only takes 470ml solution, which is a very efficient way to develop.