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Making sense of Jobo daylight film processing tanks

Posted April 17, 2008 in Kit/Equipment

The Jobo daylight film processing system seems confusing at first, and their web site is an unhelpful mess, but IMO it’s worth working through, because the stuff is good and does what it says it’s going to do well. Here’s what I have (all link to B&H): #2561 tank with magnet base, holds 2 x [...]

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How to use 120 film in a 616 camera

Posted March 23, 2008 in Camera Hacking & DIY

Check out this how-to on using 120 film in a 616 camera from Gayla Six-16 film is pretty near impossible to find and when you do the developing cost is high and probably not worth the expense. Here’s how I modified 120 film spools to fit inside a 616 camera. Keep in mind that 616 [...]

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Video tutorials: loading 120 film on metal and plastic reels

Posted February 21, 2008 in Camera Hacking & DIY

Check out these how-to videos by Luke Healey on loading 120 film onto reels for at-home DIY film processing.   Loading metal reels:   Loading Paterson plastic reels:

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For fuck’s sake, it’s just 120 film, not 120mm!

Posted January 4, 2007 in Random

120 is a number that specifies the format of the film. Remember 110? Disc? Same thing. There is no measurement of 120 film that is 120mm: not of the film itself, the paper backing, the spool it’s on, any of the standard frame sizes shot on it, or, likely, even the paper band that holds [...]

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