[rollei_list] Developing Reels

At 10:15 PM 10/22/2008, Richard Knoppow wrote:

>From: "Jan Decher" <Jan.Decher@xxxxxxx>
>To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 6:11 PM
>Subject: [rollei_list] Subject: Re: TMax 100 Development -
>some Results
>
>>
>> Maybe you are right and I have uneven film development in
>> my old Jobo
>> 1000 tank with adjustable plastic reel.  I do have a
>> Kindermann 120
>> steel tank and even a nifty 120/35mm Honeywell Nikor
>> "crank loading
>> device" but never mustered enough courage to fiddle with
>> center-
>> loading 120 film onto a steel reel in complete darkness...
>> ;-)  But
>> maybe worth a try to see if I get more even development...

>     It might be worth sacrificing a roll of film to learn
>how to load the SS tanks but I don't think you really need
>to. All of the 120 size reels have something to anchor the
>film at the center. The older Nikor reels have a spring
>clip, not sure what the Kinderman has.
Nikor were grand in their day but they have been dead for what, 30 years? Argh! Kindermann and Hewes (aka, "King Concepts") are the only way to go. The Hewes 35mm reels are deathless and the Kindermann reels nearly as good. For 127, go with Kindermann. For 120, I haven't a clue as to why anyone would use anything other than Hewes. Magnificent reels and exceedingly easy to use.
Sure, I still have some platic reels -- I even have my original Yankee plastic tank and reel from 1961. But, when I get serious, it is Kindermann tanks and Hewes reels. Nothing else comes close. 

Marc


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