Lab-Box Kickstarter

AgX said:

But fiddling in the dark is just what was to be ommitted by this thing. And the benefit of the film more easily being brought onto the reels as stated above is hampered by yet another issue.

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I forgot to mention, the Rondinax can cut through PET as long as the cutting blade is kept sharp. So maybe an extra sharpening of the cutting blade of the Lab-Box could cure this?

The fact that they offer three different colors makes is oh so much more attractive and valuable.

Since my last report about 120 film, I've developed 2 rolls of 35mm in my Lab-Box. Both went fine. The Lab-Box is still easier to load than reels in a dark bag for 35mm. I'll continue to use it for doing single rolls (I rarely have more than 1 or 2 rolls at a time).

One thing may be an issue for some people: there are places along the very edge of the film, out side of the sprocket holes and markings, that were not developed nor fixed. If you like to expose out to the edges (e.g. 135 in a medium format camera, Lomo Sprocket Rocket) then another solution may be better for you.

Just to echo what Ron said, I too found that in one particular place there was undeveloped stuff and I used continuous agitation combined with regular tilting. Not a show-stopper but...

Some feedback. I've just developed my 2nd roll using lab-box and hit on a snag when processing hand-rolled film. Not surprisingly the cutting blade didn't cut through the cassette to film joining tape. I was developing a roll of Kodak Double X purchased from The Film Photography Project. They use artists' tape to join the cassette with the film, which is thick and sticky. I will experiment with Scotch magic tape or similar and report back.