Darkroom Bag Film Changing Bag - Large

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.

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

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!

Pretty straight forward. It keeps the light away from your film. I use a patersen tank that can hold up to two rolls of 135 and this is just big enough for that. I’ve also loaded a daylight bulk loader in it. As long as you don’t have a lot to do inside it should be fine for the Hobbiest

Strange that I was asked to rate the "warmth" of the darkroom changing bag, but I guess it is pretty warm in there. I've used this quite a bit for loading film onto a reel in a fully lit room. It works great. My only discomfort is in the openings of the arm holes. They are TIGHT, and I'm a female with pretty small arms. It's doable, and I understand that this ensures a light-tight seal. It's just pretty challenging to slip on and off of my arms. But otherwise—great. Well made and does the job well.

I've used it a few times now with good results. The bag is roomy enough to work with both roll film and large format sheet film, and most importantly light tight. I find that it is helpful to use a 3-sided cardboard box when loading film (I just put my equipment in the box and then zip up everything inside the bag) to help give the bag some structure and keep it out of the way while working. The arm holes are not too tight for me, although that may vary from person to person. A good option for home darkroom setups.

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.

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.

Fantastic tool, well built. New to the world of film development at home and decided to give this a go due to reading the positive feedback. You won’t be disappointed, enough space to work inside and add 2+ reels including the tank, scissors etc.

Gute Qualität. Die Armeingänge sind schon sehr eng, aber dafür lichtdicht, worauf es ja letztlich ankommt.

Seems to be of good quality though only time will tell but it feels solid and, wow, is it ever nice to not have to wait until it's dark out and crawl under 3 wool blankets to ensure complete darkness for film loading. It's a good bag.

Good changing bag. Two sets of arm cuffs to help prevent light leaks. It doesn't have a inner liner on the main compartment like the last changing bag I bought, which means I don't have to worry about cutting a part of the bag as I clip the film off the cassette spool. The outer fabric on this one is much thicker anyways. Will buy again if I eventually wear mine out.

It's always a bit of a pain loading film onto a developing tank spool.. and this is a must have. Good quality and did the job. It might be worth getting some Ortho B&W film to practice loading your tank spool in Red light (Ortho is not exposed by red light like all other films).. so that, when you next try loading your tank in the bag with any other type of film (which would be destroyed by red light, or any light).. you can feel your way better and load your film more easily in this blackout bag. Good bag.