I know there is an APUGer out there that can use this!

donbga

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Large Format Pan

• Jun 20, 2010

• #1

http://cgi.ebay.com/FC-Minilab-Film...itu=UCC&otn=5&ps=63&clkid=7676300629848681795

 

DLM

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Mar 15, 2009

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Central Coas

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35mm

• Jun 20, 2010

• #2

If you process at least the 4 rolls minimum a day, that would be nice to have.

 

bobwysiwyg

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Ann Arbor, M

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• Jun 20, 2010

• #3

If one wanted to take a risk and assume there will be a comeback for film, buy all 6, put them in storage and make a killing down the road.

 

canuhead

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Mar 12, 2006

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Southern Ont

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Multi Format

• Jun 20, 2010

• #4

wonder if it could be programmed for black and white film processing ? if it could run 4x5, that would be very sweet

 

DanielStone

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Los Angeles

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• Jun 20, 2010

• #5

It only mentions 35mm, so no 120 or 220, let alone 4x5

-Dan

 

Colin Corneau

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Winnipeg MB Canada

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35mm RF

• Jun 20, 2010

• #6

These machines take specialized chemicals -- specialized in how they are packaged, portioned, etc., that is. I'd be concerned about the availability of those specialized products a few years down the road.

They also take a lot of maintenance and quality control, as I recall from my high school days working in a 1-hour lab!

 

chriscrawfordphoto

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Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

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Medium Format

• Jun 20, 2010

• #7

Fuji and Noritsu minilabs are often sold very cheap now and most of them can do 120/220 as well as 35mm. I don't think any minilabs can process 4x5. As for BW processing, remember that these machines were designed for the c-41 process, each tank is sized precisely to give the correct time in each of the chemicals used in the C-41 process, and they run at 100 degrees!

 

5stringdeath

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Feb 10, 2010

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St. Louis

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35mm

• Jun 20, 2010

• #8

If you live in or close to Missouri, you can probably get this for next to nothing:

http://stlouis.craigslist.org/pho/1800174630.html

 

michaelbsc

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Dec 18, 2007

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South Caroli

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Multi Format

• Jun 21, 2010

• #9

chriscrawfordphoto said:

Fuji and Noritsu minilabs are often sold very cheap now and most of them can do 120/220 as well as 35mm. I don't think any minilabs can process 4x5. As for BW processing, remember that these machines were designed for the c-41 process, each tank is sized precisely to give the correct time in each of the chemicals used in the C-41 process, and they run at 100 degrees!

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Cheap? As the local camera store was getting out of the 1-Hour business the store manager offered me the mini-lab for free if I would haul it away. I think I'm the last guy who dropped C-41 film off there.