About this Product
My Pa-70 reels let you develop 70mm format (AKA: 116 or 616 in Kodak language) film in a Paterson processing tank.
They are 3D printed, and have been designed and refined through a lot of user feedback. They are printed in PLA+ material, which has proven to be sturdy and resilient when used with any typical (and some not-so-typical) development process, including B&W, C-41, E-6, ECN-II, Cafenol, etc.
The reels have a built in twist-lock system, that separates into two halves for easy film unloading after development is finished.
Improved the anti-crawlback mechanics on this reel, so the film stays put during developing.
Improved center-core friction fit, for better compatibility with the many Paterson variants.
Can accommodate approx 132-135cm (~53") of film.
Minimum Paterson drum requirements:
Paterson 2 reel tank
550ml chems
Things to consider when ordering:
These reels are printed on-demand, which typically takes a few days (occasionally longer, but not often). I send notice when your order has finish printing and has been hand-fitted, hand-tuned, and hand-checked for quality and usability, so you know how things are progressing.
This listing is for the listed film development reel only. Anything else shown in the product images are for illustrative purposes only.
Tips for best use of these reels:
It's suggested that you clip the film's leader corners to help with film loading, which is something that I learned from many older, more experienced, photographers from years of their experience long before I made these reels.
These reels are designed to have the film "push-fed" into them (see animated gif). This is my preferred loading method (in all reels I use), and works amazingly well. Alternatively, some users have reported using the reel's twist-locking system in a similar way that Paterson and Jobo reels are used, to "walk" the film into the reel, little by little. This isn't my preferred method, though your milage may vary, especially with this larger format. Try both methods and go with what works best for you!
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Meet the Maker
I have a strong passion for photography in general, and film/analog photography specifically. I also tend to lean into the more unique film formats, which definitely added challenges to home developing (amongst other things), so I started making my own solutions. Other people saw some of my creative (and money-conscious) solutions and started asking me if I could help them out too, which is why I opened up a shop so that sharing my creations could be easier to do, and so I would be and able to reach more people who were having the same problems I had faced.
I have two main goals with this shop. First is to offer easily usable and affordable solutions to film developing problems that I encountered. Most notably, development reels for formats that aren't readily available. My second goal is to offer affordability. Like for real, not as a sales pitch. I am 100% sure that my offerings fall into at least one of two categories; (1) Unique and usable. Many of my offerings are only available through my efforts, and not anywhere else. (2) Best value for price. A couple of the things I offer might have alternative options out in the world, but those are all so wildly overpriced than I decided to make an affordable one, first for me, then for anyone else who might be interested.
Everything I offer has been created by me, out of my personal need for a high quality, and also affordable, solution. Rest assured that if I am offering it here, it is because I am myself using it and have gotten it to a point of satisfaction in quality and usability that I feel it would benefit others as well.
How it’s Made
My reels are 3D printed, and have been designed and refined through a lot of user feedback. They are printed in PLA+ material, which has proven to be sturdy and resilient when used with any typical (and some not-so-typical) development process, including B&W, C-41, E-6, ECN-II, Cafenol, etc.
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Buyer can contact seller about any issues with an order.
