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Nicholas Katrinic
Junior
Posts: 19
From: New Port Richey, FL, USA
Registered: Jul 2019

posted July 22, 2019 05:35 PM

For developing 8mm film i see this big round Lomo tank being used ... And its very expensive . Can 8mm reversal film be put in a small tank { like a small tank used for 35mmfilm} for development....

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Brian Fretwell
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1785
From: London, UK
Registered: Jun 2014

posted July 23, 2019 01:10 PM

I have done that (the 35mm tank), but a long while ago. I think I used almost constant agitation in case loops pressed together not allowing chemicals to get to the emulsion. This was with chemical reversal not re-exposure to light.

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Maurice Leakey
Film God

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From: Bristol. United Kingdom
Registered: Oct 2007

posted July 25, 2019 01:30 AM

The Lomo tanks are designed for processing cine film, hence their size and price.
The small round tanks that are available are for camera roll films, usually adjustable for 35mm and 120 size. As an average roll of film is perhaps approximately 3 feet long they would be not suitable for cine film.

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