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Lomography has announced a new product aimed at making home film development more approachable. The Lomo Daylight Developing Tank 35mm is “an all-in-one developing system” for developing 35mm film without needing a darkroom or changing bag.
Transferring film from the canister to the development reel is one of the most common steps that gets messed up, with many opportunities for problems. After all, fumbling with a roll of film in complete darkness is no easy task, and it is the steepest learning curve of the whole process. It’s very easy to end up with frames of film pressed against each other on the reel, fingerprints, creases, wrong cuts and more.
The Daylight Developing Tank eliminates much of that risk by skipping the bag or darkroom and taking the film directly from the canister to the reel. The kit includes a film retriever, developing tank and reel with a built-in film cutter and loading crank. It allows you to pop in a roll of film and load it with the crank system, which Lomography says takes about a minute. This is all done in the developing tank, so when it’s loaded onto the reel, you are all set to develop. You can see the full process in the video above.
Lomography says you can process the film using either agitation or inversion development thanks to the included metal buckle that keeps the lid secure. Of course, as with any other development tank, it allows you to experiment with pushing and pulling film, create film soup and more.
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The main downside is that the tank only develops one roll of film at a time. If you’re a prolific film shooter, this could be more time-consuming than doing the loading part by hand. It’s also only compatible with 35mm. But, for new photographers or those who only shoot occasionally, this certainly seems like a handy product.
The Lomo Daylight Developing Tank 35mm Kit is available as of today for $79. You can also purchase a separate reel for $10 or the film retriever for $13.
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