What should I look for when buying a daylight rollfilm tank?
Durability, simplicity, ease of use, volume of chemistry, and type of agitation. • Durability. If you do much developing at all, youre going to be putting some wear and tear on your tank, and its going to do you no good at all if it breaks and leaks chemistry or light at a critical time. Pay particular attention to the top–how does it go on and off? Does it look anything could get caught and snapped off if you dont put the top on correctly? • How simple or complex is it? A good tank is going to be simple to assemble, because youre going to have to put it together in the dark. Some tanks look like puzzles. Beware of anything that requires parts to be seated in a proper position because itll probably be a pain to do in the dark. Beware of anything that has more than a couple of parts to put in. Beware of anything that looks like it might break, go down the drain, or disappear easily. Try practice loading the tank (with your eyes closed) at the store before you buy it. • How much chemist
