[pure-silver] Re: SEEKING 70MM TANK FOR MY 70MM REEL
- From: Bogdan Karasek <Bkarasek@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 13:44:36 -0500
Hello Bob,
Yes, tanks for 70mm film reels exist. I bought mine on ebay last year.
Looks and loads like the 120 and 35mm tanks, except that it is on
steroids. Right now, I'm shooting Double-XX and Plus-X in a Hassie
with a 70mm back. I usually load 15 feet into the cassettes and can get
about 50-60 frames. Although I do use the tank, I still prefer the
small buckets and develop the film in the dark, like sheet film.
Good luck in finding one.
Regards, Bogdan
On 02/12/2014 12:00 PM, bobkiss @caribsurf.com wrote:
DEAR LIST,
I have a very nice stainless 70mm reel which holds, I think, nearly 20
feet of 70mm film. What I don't have is a stainless steel tank into
which I can fit it to process the film. In my previous incarnation as
an advertising and fashion photog (1974-83) in
Madhatter...oopsie...Manhattan, I had a 3 1/2 gallon processing line
set up so all I had to do was put the reel on a stainless "stick" and
dip and dunk in the tanks. As we say in Barbados, "dem days done". I
could, of course, revive a few of the tanks and fill them just high
enough to cover the reel but I thought it might be nice to find a
proper tank for this reel.
***Lest you think that the reel is similar to a 120 reel, it is much
bigger, measuring 6 3/4 inches in diameter (twice a 120 reel diameter)
and 3 inches high (taller than a 120 reel).
Sooooooooooooooooooo, by any chance does anyone know if a 70mm tank
exists and is for sale?
CHEERS!
BOB
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