I strongly recommend tubes. Very cheap to make, don't have to be used in complete darkness, and pretty much impossible to scratch the film (which can be a problem with trays). See http://people.smu.edu/rmonagha/brontube.html for how to make a light trap for them. If you don't want to go through the trouble of making a light trap, just a piece of abs pipe with 2 caps will work just as well, but you will have to change the chemicals in the dark.
I think many people don't fill the tube all the way, and just roll them back and forth in trays. My method is to fill them enough to cover the film with developer, and stand them up. Agitate for 5 sec, let it sit for 25 and repeat. There are no wires or obstructions to cause uneven development, and if I miss an agitation cycle, the film is completely submerged, so there is no risk of uneven development. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "R Duarte" <ra...@rahji.com> To: <pinhole-discussion@p at ???????> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 7:26 PM Subject: [pinhole-discussion] sheet film > hey, i'd like to try using 4x5 sheet film. does anyone have suggestions on > the easiest way that i could develop it? should i just use trays in the > dark? is there something easier without buying the $150 developing tank i > saw at the local camera store? :) you can email me directly instead of > sending to the list since it's not necessarily pinhole related - although > i'm asking because i want to finally use FILM in the pinhole camera i built > to accept 4x5 film backs. thanks for any info.. > rob > > > _______________________________________________ > Post to the list as PLAIN TEXT only - no HTML > Pinhole-Discussion mailing list > Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??????? > unsubscribe or change your account at > http://www.???????/discussion/
