No Darkroom, No Problem. Load Your Film with a Changing Bag.

Before being able to process your film at home, you first need to know how to load your film into a development tank without exposing it to light. Yes, a room with complete (and we mean COMPLETE) darkness will work. Or you can use a changing bag: a nifty tool for being able to remove your film and load it into a development tank in a light-sealed environment. In this video, we'll show you how it works while sharing some helpful tips!

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0:00 - intro
0:11 - why you need to load film in darkness
0:49 - here's what you'll need
1:19 - prepping your changing bag
1:31 - quick tips!
1:49 - loading your film in a changing bag
1:58 - loading film onto reels
2:58 - outro
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[Bass-guitarist]

Top tip for 35mm film… get yourself a film tab retrieval device (not much money) retrieve the film tab in daylight and cut the film corners rounded or 45° between sprocket holes. Then re wind the leader back into the cassette and process as per video in the changing bag. It saves using scissors in the bag (never a good idea in my mind) but more importantly this method gives you an accurate cut leader edge every time without the risk of cutting through a sprocket hole. I learned this method when I was developing Approx 10 rolls a week at the age of 12.

[RickLeMon]

When I was in high school I didn't have a changing bag, so my method (which is probably overkill) was to close the pretty heavy curtains in my bedroom. Go into the closet and seal the crack under the door with whatever clothing had ended up on the floor. I had an old-school heavy duty cotton sleeping bag. I would crawl in backwards so my hands were at the bottom and then I would load the reel. It worked extremely well, although I don't recommend it in the summer and I really don't recommend it if you are claustrophobic

[jhenniferhernandez]

Man, this was one of my favorite parts of my darkroom photography class when I was in high school. My classmates and I would always time ourselves on how fast we could do this without messing up. I'm trying to get back to darkroom photography. I bought a new camera and my dad has so many others that I can't wait to start using again.

[linusandhiscamera]

not gonna lie we were in our...bag...for this video

[Memento_HiFi]

Can you make a video about your CS6 kit and also show comparisons between the DynamicChrome, DaylightChrome and TungstenChrome developers?

[DixonLu]

1) If possible, don't rewind the film all the way into the cassette. 2) if not, use a film retriever to extract the film.
Reasons:a) trying to cut film to a specific shape and inserting in the wheel inside a bag is hard, instead, cut the film to shape, and start inserting it the wheel in daylight, then finish loading in the bag; b) reuse the cassette (to reload film) instead of making landfill with a pried open cassette. Or donate them to schools or the Film Photography Project.

[Laura-tbnm]

Anyone else intimidated by all this elaborate process?

[yakub]

Finally a video for an absolute noob like me

[RYANPARKPHOTOGRAPHY]

nice and tidy information!! thanks for nice content again.

[yetamw]

Thanks for this video. I have a question though.
Do you need to put the developing solution into the tank before putting the tank into the bag and the film inro the tank? Or you can put the solution after you have propperly closed the tank inside the bag and you take it out in daylight? Thanks

[AaryckE]

I recommend buying a dummy roll and practicing. I learned the hard way…. 😒

[TheMrBennito]

I had a dark room for 20 years, stopped doing analog 30 year ago or something. Will be curious if all the years of practice putting the film on the reel and in the tank in n the dark will be etched in my memory and make it easier to use the bag :) I have no space for a darkroom now. I think I will use the bag in a semi dark bathroom at night anyway. Never hurts.

[michael_]

Unfortunately when i tried this, the moisture buildup from my hands being in the bag for over an hour trying to do it by complete feel, 8 frames and a darkslide, between a tiny slit with an anti-light flap to work with, was almost impossible.. Ended up shooting out 2 frames at once not spreading the chemistry. I feel so fu**ing dejected

[melon-qlkh]

Didn't do the medium format example! D:

[ianlainchbury]

Do not buy a cheap changing bag... you'll sweat in them. Ask me how I know