Analog film photography and cameras

Never used a Rondinax though, I might have to look for one the 'bay. They look quite nifty. Good shout

For 35mm there is even a little Agfa box called the Rondix. It smaller and does not even use a spool but lets the film just slush through the chemicals-- something like dip-and-dunk in the closest of quarters. The Rondix was tiny and much cheaper than the Rondinax. It works by depending upon the scratch resistance of then newer emulsions (1950s)--- the Rondinax was originally introduced in the 1930s (production ended in the 1970s). None of these boxes were especially cheap. With 40 years into series production and a number of OEMs (Leitz, for example, sold them as well for Leica film development) a large number were nonetheless sold. The machine proved itself ideal for camping and developing film on vacation. The last of the Rondinax 35U boxes (lighter in weight and no longer Bakelit) sold for over 100 DM which, together with the popular demand for color to which its ill-suited, put them out of the market (not to mention the decline of Agfa Munich)...