Processing Super 8 film in trays

[dj_judas21]

I'm quite used to processing 35mm and 120 film on a spiral in a tank. Now I have the need to process some Super 8 film. The spirals and tanks for this seem to be extremely expensive (many over £100) so I was thinking of processing it in regular paper-processing trays. Has anyone done it this way before, and is it hard to stop the film from sticking to itself? The reel I have is only 50 feet, so not too long.

Thanks,
Jonathan

 

[vyshemirsky]

Here is some guy doing it in a bucket. I never tried myself.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDhqsaoi4sg

 

[dj_judas21]

Interesting. I assumed it would be best to lay the film as neatly as possible in a spiral on the base of the bucket, and use an inch depth of solution. Surprised that he handles the film in a tangled mess - I bet he has problems with scratching etc.

 

[Gerald C Koch]

Very briefly you can also fashion a piece of 4 inch or larger PVC pipe into a drum with two end caps from a plumbing supply house. A hole is drilled in the center of each cap for a support rod. Two triangular pieces of wood support the drum so that it is elevated by say 3/4 inch. The film is fixed to the drum emulsion side out in a spiral. The apparatus is then lowed into the tray and the drum slowly turned so that even contact is made with the solution.

 

[dj_judas21]

Very briefly you can also fashion a piece of 4 inch or larger PVC pipe into a drum with two end caps from a plumbing supply house. A hole is drilled in the center of each cap for a support rod. Two triangular pieces of wood support the drum so that it is elevated by say 3/4 inch. The film is fixed to the drum emulsion side out in a spiral. The apparatus is then lowed into the tray and the drum slowly turned so that even contact is made with the solution.

That's a very clever idea - thanks.

 

[bdilgard]

Here is my attempt using processing about 1/2 the roll of super 8 at at time in a 1 quart SS tank. It was quite a mess to untangle and dry.

 

[aoresteen]

I would really consider sending it out to a lab. Too easy to blow it doing it yourself.

 

[dj_judas21]

I would really consider sending it out to a lab. Too easy to blow it doing it yourself.

If there was anything on the film that I cared about, I would send it out. I've just ended up with an old film which I am going to shoot and process for fun, as a challenge