Developing Film in a Darkroom : Opening the Film Cassette in a Darkroom

[kontinentalkidd]

I have a question regarding the drying of the film. I get a curl in the film. Is there a way to prevent this. When I have them processed at our local camera store they are nice and flat.

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[metrostation93]

thank you it helpes A LOT!!!!!!! :)

[adiosk8erxxx]

i tried for like 30min trying to open the cannister in the dark i just kept bending the can but now i kinda understand it thx

[poppy70g]

Thanks for the info!

[pwrocksmyphotosocks]

in my photoclass, somebody stole the canopener and i always had to open the film with my bare hands.

[sisterjameela]

@pwrocksmyphotosocks

how in the world does one open a canister with their bare hands, that thing is hard? Even with a can opener i struggle. I had no idea you can tear the film with your bare hands either.

[DaneUni]

@fitimio001 It taught you everything you needed to know, and it did it in a short video instead of one that is 20 minutes long. This lets find videos for specific tasks, as opposed to watching a whole long video for one bit of information.

This is a good video, which is surprising, because a lot of expert village videos are terrible.

[DaneUni]

@fitimio001 Then search for a video that is about the whole darkroom process. You clicked on a video that is specific to a certain task, you can't complain.

[DaneUni]

@fitimio001 You can delete your own comment... smart ass. Stop complaining about FREE videos, especially when you clicked on one that was for a specific task. People like you look for excuses to complain about anything, grow up.

[elephantandahalf]

Very good.. just one suggestion; you said to tear the film so you can get a straight edge. But the best way, is to use the scissors to round the film's edge so that there are no corners like there would be if you tore it. if there are corners, you have a greater risk of the film getting stuck in the reel. and then you would have to unload it a bunch of times and it just would make it more complicated.