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I have to confess I looked up a video online for how to use this properly, but once you’ve done it once (I practiced on an old test roll) it’s a doddle. Until now I’ve relied on a pair of pliers in a dark bag, and while it has worked for me till now, winding film onto a developing spool from the canister is so much easier than the loose film.
Used it on two canisters a short while ago, first ‘proper’ use, and it worked a charm.
The AP film retriever works, I don't know how, but it does. After several failed attempts I decided to look at the video on the Analogue Wonderland site. This shows a slightly different looking device, but as they say, the principle is the same. I managed to retrieve 3 films in 5 minutes. I would have been quicker but the third one was damaged, not by the retriever, but by the old camera I was trying out. If you need to retrieve a 35mm film from it's canister this is the tool. Golden retrievers don't work!
A little fiddly to put the tongues in the canister, but once done the retriever is easy to use. The instructions are very clear and easy to follow. I have used others in the past and they don't work nearly as well. Highly recommend.
Makes retrieving the leader so easy, good for processing at home.
My Olympus MJUII decided to roll the leader back into the canister on some Lomochrome purple so thought I would invest and I'm all kinds of glad I did. The method is simple when following the video on site so thanks so much for that. A great little tool worth buying.
If you want to develop your own film, you're going to need either a cannister opener or this little beauty. It takes a little getting used to, but it does exactly what it says. It retrieves your film. It is an essential item in your developing kit.
As with some other reviews, it can take a few tries to get it right the first time - especially with inserting the tongues correctly. But once you do, it works just as good as you’d hope!
Does the job really well, a bit of practice is required but it's not tricky. My previous one lasted for ages until a really old film ruined it (the light seal came off and the glue got all over the plastic paddle things).
I was looking forward to using this magnifier to examine my negs on my light pad, but found the view was distorted, and I had to search around to find sharpness. I compared it to my elderly cheap linen tester, and the old technology triumphed. I put it down to an unhappy combination of the type of lens in the magnifier and the varifocal lenses in my glasses. I will be selling it on eBay.
Does what you expect, it's a bit tough to get a hand off but it'll eventually do it's job.
A bit fiddly to start with. Easy with a bit of practice
Easy to understand instructions meant I successfully retrieved the leader on just my second attempt - this method easily beats opening up the cartridge, getting the leader out and trying to get the end of the cartridge back on (in the dark).
Save yourself from the film sweats and grab this ASAP. Best one I've used. Has worked 100% of the time, every time 😎
Never actually used one before. The instructions could be better but even so achieved a successful retrieval at the first go. A handy tool to keep in the toolbox as you never know when you’re going need it
The instructions were difficult to follow, but to be honest it wasnt diffuclt to work out yourself in the end. Use it every time i process my film and has made my life a lot easier when loading in a dark bag would recommend.
That's a life saving device for every darkroom rat! Before this I've cut my hands countless times in the dark using scissors or other things when opening those tiny 35mm cans :) My first 'film tongue' how we used to call them back in the Uni, was made by Kodak, but feels like these are more durable.
Well, what can I say? I might only use it once in a blue moon, but the first time I did use it it worked a treat. It's not quite so positive as the instructions would have you believe, so you have to use a certain amount of your own judgement. But that's no problem. I was very pleased with it. Even if it's sat in a drawer for the next year. :-)
Make no mistake using a film extractor is required if you are home developing, not enough cameras give one an option to leave a bit of film out of the Can when it is rewound. However in my opinion this is not the "holly grail" I found it a temperamental item to use and I had varying success. I tried the alternatives and had similar experiences. I even tried the double sided tape trick and that actually worked on a particularly stubborn roll. I would recommend buying one, but be prepared for a bit of a trial. Once again YouTube is your friend!
Does just what it was designed to do. I tried it a few times and it worked first time every time. Recommended.
A necessity if you use one of those motorised cameras that make the film disappear! Easy to use.
Really useful tool. It took a couple of tries to get the hang of it, but it is a lot easier than trying to open the cannister using a bottle opener and loading onto the reel, in the dark!
Will definitely recommend if you're doing home development.
Great little Tool that helps you get your film out without being to aggressive on the canister. Best thing I found was that I could use it outside of my changing bag, meaning I could get the leader out, snip the end for a clip test and see what I was doing the whole time before popping the film in the bag to load into my development tank.
This makes a huge difference as I now don't have to fiddle around in the dark and also means less objects in my changing bag that could otherwise scratch the film, yay!
Not used this yet. But it is a good quality, seems sturdy. Will look forward to using it when I have 35 mm to develope
Dithered for ages before buying; turns out to be more useful than I imagined. Bought to retrieve film leaders for developing. Opening Lomography and the current QWD cassettes proved difficult using a bottle opener. Retrieving the leader and winding a little onto reels before putting into the dark bag is much simpler.
I’m now rewinding film mid roll to reuse later. Better than rushing to finish a film, wasting shots if it’s time to shoot something different.
Loading 24 exposure film (in a bag) is not too hard but the longer 36 exp film I found a little trickier to load in the devloping frame without getting into sa tangle
The picker worked well (after a couple of attempts), really pleased. I haven't developed the film yet but I am plased with the picker, thanks
Bought as a gift not been used yet but think it will come in very handy
The instructions it came with weren't great but there are plenty of videos on YouTube.