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Vintage Visual REEL Paper 5

Developing reel for paper and sheet film up to 8x10 / for Paterson 5 and 8 tanks

REEL Paper 5 is a developing reel that holds RA-4 colour paper, black & white paper, or large format sheet film up to 8x10 inches inside a Paterson Multi-Reel 5 or 8 tank. It lets you make colour prints or process big sheet film in a closed tank, without setting out trays or a print drum.

Unit price¥17,800（税込）+178 pt
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Product codeVINT-ACCREEL-PAPER-5
TypeDeveloping reel for Paterson tanks
Max sizeUp to 8x10 in. paper or sheet film; 5x7 uses the separate REEL 5x7, which fits inside the Paper 5
ProcessRA-4 colour prints, black & white paper, large format sheet film
CompatibilityPaterson Multi-Reel 5 (PTP117) and Multi-Reel 8 (PTP118), used with the AGO Film Processor
Minimum chemistry250ml in a PTP117, 400ml in a PTP118 (AGO rotary agitation)

Overview

The reel fits the Paterson Multi-Reel 5 (PTP117) and Multi-Reel 8 (PTP118) — Paterson 5 tanks and larger — and smaller tanks will not take it. Vintage Visual suggests using the smaller of the two tanks where you can, to keep chemistry volumes down: with the AGO Film Processor's rotary (roll) agitation the manufacturer's chart gives a minimum of 250ml in a PTP117 and 400ml in a PTP118. AGO does not heat the chemistry — you bring it up to temperature yourself and AGO adjusts the development time as the temperature drifts. That time compensation is active only in rotary mode; in vertical (stick) agitation the temperature probe does not sit in the liquid, so compensation is switched off. Paper and film are loaded onto the reel in the dark, and once the tank is closed the rest of the process happens in room light. For 5x7 material the separate REEL 5x7 fits inside the Paper 5 to guide the sheet, and for RA-4 paper larger than 8x10 — up to 12x16 inch (30x40cm) — Vintage Visual lists the REEL Paper 8. When processing film the reel is not compatible with staining developers. The Paterson tank and the AGO Film Processor are sold separately.

Hardware for developing your own film and for enlarging.

Tone profile

RA-4 printing / 8x10 in a Paterson tank

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