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

[donbga]

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

 

[DLM]

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

 

[bobwysiwyg]

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]

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

 

[DanielStone]

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

-Dan

 

[Colin Corneau]

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]

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]

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]

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!

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.