I have an "Army Issue Aerisl Film Processor" of that
type that's been mentioned recently. I haven't used it
yet, but the motor works. I've tried it with a dummy
roll on it and it just goes back and forth. Do you, or
anybody, know what the development time should as
compared to regular reel loaded development?
Andy
--- Sid Washer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi:
> To tell the truth, developing large rolls of film
> or paper is not such
> a terrible job, if one is properly equipped. Back in
> prehistoric times
> (1959-61) I would process aerial camera film on a
> more or less daily
> basis, usually 4 or 5 rolls a night, using a Morse
> tank. The camera mags
> were unloaded, spooled onto the first spool and the
> whole assembly
> dunked into a tank of water. The film was run back
> and forth 2 or 3
> times to get it evenly wet and then transferred into
> the developer.
> These were not open frame reels like the Nikor reels
> but plain ol'
> spools 10" wide that held 100' of film. We built our
> own warm air drier
> because the Air Force did not see fit to supply us
> with one and the
> photointerpreters complained about dust from the
> GI-issue open frame
> drying rack.
> Oh, yes, I forgot- it was a hand-crank operation
> because the electric
> motor drive tended to stall with expected results.
> I have no idea if Morse is still around or if the
> old tanks can still
> be found on what remains of the surplus market. A
> modern version would
> not be out of the question to build but it would be
> a bit pricey at my
> rates.
> bye, sid.
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