Darkroom Bag Film Changing Bag - 23.3"x23.3" Thick Cotton Fabric Anti-Static Material for Film Changing Film Developing Pro Photography Supplies

If you love shooting film but hate the fees charged by film developing labs, this is a great solution. The fabric and build are solid, and it looks like it will last a long time. No issues with light leaks so far!It takes some practice to get the hang of it. With black and white film, you can develop under a red light and see what you're doing. With the darkroom bag, you have to go by feel and muscle memory. You can't see what you're doing in there, so practice with some cheap rolls of film first!Also, make sure you have EVERYTHING inside the bag before you open the film canister. There's nothing worse than open a roll of film inside the bag only to realize that you left out the lid to the developing tank or scissors to cut the end of the film. Once the film canister is open, you CAN'T reopen the bag or remove your hands until you've finished loading the film into the developing tank. You'll corrupt the film and lose your images. So be extra attentive when using the bag!

Works as advertised... used the bag for Patterson tank/reel loading... worked like a charm! Highly recommended!

Literally, I have no idea how you'd develop film without this thing. Obviously you could try your best to do everything is a completely darkroom, but you can't ensure that it's completely dark, or someone won't open a door, or a dog won't somehow manage to ruin all your film by moving a towel keeping light out, there are so many things!! But this Darkroom bag is exactly what I needed. I can do everything in the kitchen. You absolutely need this!!

Previous to buying this bag, I was using an interior room in my house that had no light pollution (my laundry room!) where I had enough space to load my 35mm rolls into a small developing tank 2 at a time. In my new place, I don't have such a space that's light tight, so I searched for a changing bag; I was apprehensive about reviews I read on other bags about the material causing hands to sweat, making loading the film difficult.This bag doesn't do such a thing, it is breathable, heavy, and well-made, and works well! It could stand to be a bit bigger, but I don't have issues loading a 2-roll tank in it. Would recommend for photographers who develop their own film and don't have access to a darkroom or light-tight space to load the film.

I think this is a good film changing bag for 35mm & 120 film. You may get away with doing 4x5 but you may need to load your film tank horizontally. Otherwise, get a larger changing bag if you do large format work. I rigged mine with some pvc pipes to keep it "popped up". I like the cotton fabric because my old nylon changing bag that was falling apart and the inner lining was flaking due to its age. The zipper/velcro combination seems like a better design since the double zipper on my old bag always gets caught on the lining. The holes where you put your arms through is very snug though. I'm hoping it will loosen up as I use it more often. I don't have big forearms but it's almost to the point of cutting off circulation so I have to change/load my films pretty quickly. Otherwise, it's a good value.

Great product with double banded arm holes to prevent the possibility of light leaks. Heavy duty material with a nice fold over light seal on the zipper as well.

A little on the small side - but that's what the description says (23.3"x23.3")!None-the-less, I knew this when I bought it - as I bought it for the price! I've used it to load two rolls of 35mm at a time into my two roll Patterson tank as well as 120mm one at a time. I had room enough with both formats to load film without much hassle. I feel as though I could use the larger four roll tank in this bag if I had to.If you are trying to get into home developing on the cheap - GET THIS BAG!

There's not much to a changing bag. Honestly, the only thing that really matters is that it needs to be large enough to work inside comfortably, and it needs to be light tight. This bag scores on both counts. I've used it about 20 times, and the elastic around the arm holes seems to be as tight now as when the bag was brand new. I'm always a bit leery about products on the cheaper end of the scale, but this one seems to be a quality product.