Re: Old film question There are other ways around it. At one time Kodak sold "aprons" which were
rolls of flexiable but hard plastic with bumps on them where the 35mm
perferations are. In the dark, you opened the casette (a bottle opener
will do) or you can reload your own in twist open casettes, wrap the film
and the apron together, stick them in a tank and go.
If you have only use of one hand, try to find a "Kodak dayload 35mm tank".
It was a flat bakelite tank with a place to put in the cassette. You
took the lid off, stuck the film casette in the holder, and slid it into
a roller on the reel. You then closed it up, twisted the tank shut and
put a little lid on the film cassette hole.
You turned a large knob to wind the film onto the reel and then twisted a
knob to close the film port and cut the end off of the film. The little cover
on the film port came off, taking the empty out with it and giving you a place
to pour in and out developer.
If you buy a used one make sure it does not leak, is not cracked in any way
and is complete. There were three pieces if I remember correctly, the top
with the reel, the bottom and the little cap for the film cartridge/filler
hole.
As long as they were perfectly dry, I never had trouble using one.
If it's a question of agility, you can make a small closet or room into
a darkroom. For example, you can get weatherstripping for around the door
and use commonly available light proof window shades over your windows.
If you can get a carpenter to build a light proof frame around the edges
of the windows it should cut out most of the light and be ok at night.
Geoff.
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