Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] B&W film (long)
From: Andrew Moore <moore@rscs.net>
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 23:20:05 -0500 (EST)

> >Related question;  What reels are folks using for 35mm development-? I
> 
> Those do sound like the Hewes reels, which are also sold in the US under
> the Jobo label, and previously were sold as Omega. They are very much more
> substantial than most alternate reels. They do not bend as easily and are
> much easier to load as a consequence. 

I've found only one problem with the Hewes reels: because they're
slightly thicker than the other brands, I can't stack two of them
inside a "double" size steel tank -- the top doesn't fit on all the
way.  I hesitate to replace the single and double capacity steel tanks
because the only larger ones that I've found seem to be very poorly
constructed: the light baffle is made of plastic, held in place by
melting the ends of some plastic posts onto the baffle itself, and
I've seen that setup fail.

There seems to be a general consensus on which reels are best; is
there also a consensus on which tanks are best?  I'd like to find a
larger capacity tank, but I also want it to last a long time.