Take-up spools go missing, developing reels for unusual formats are no longer sold anywhere, and Jobo tanks need spare parts that haven’t been made for 20 years. Here you’ll find everything that moves film through the camera and the darkroom, remade in Germany.
Take-up spools
The take-up spool is the part most often missing when you buy a camera secondhand. No spool, no film. Our reproductions fit precisely and advance the film reliably.
Leica Barnack: Quick Load vs. Standard
The standard spool works, but it’s fiddlier to load. The quick-load version (like the Leica SPOOM / 14021) has a slotted core that takes the film leader without trimming. If you shoot a Barnack regularly, that saves you 30 seconds of frustration every roll.
Quickload take-up spool for Leica I, II & III (Barnack)
Quick Load take-up spool (like SPOOM) for Leica M1, M2, M3 & MP
Replacement take-up spool for Leica CL
Take-up spool for Contax II, III, Kiev 4 & Smena 8M
Take-up spool (green) for Exakta Exa I, II & 500
Take-up spool for Exakta Varex VX 1000, VX 500, IIa & IIb
Take-up spool for Zorki 3 & 4
Developing reels & sheet film holders
Most darkroom reels only handle 35mm and 120. For less common formats like 8x11, 110, 127 or sheet film, there’s practically nothing left on the market. So we’ve filled the gap, with reels compatible with Paterson System 4 and Jobo 1500.
Paterson or Jobo?
Our reels for small formats (8x11, 110, 127) come as a duo version: one model fits Paterson centre columns, the other fits Jobo cores. The sheet film reels (4x5, 3x4, 9x12) are designed for the Paterson Super System 4 tank. The centre column adapter lets you combine the two.
110 / 16mm Developing Reel for Paterson, Jobo & AP Tanks
Developing Reel (127 Format) for Jobo & Paterson Tanks
8x11 (9.2mm) Developing Reel for Minox B, C, LX & EC
70mm / 65mm Developing Reel for Hasselblad A70, Mamiya RB67
4x5" Developing Reel MK2 for Intrepid / Graflex / Linhof
9x12 Sheet Film Developing Reel for Paterson System 4
3x4 Inch Sheet Film Developing Reel for Paterson System 4
Sheet Film Holder (6x9cm & 6.5x9cm) for Paterson Super System 4
Developing Tank Accessories
Jobo and Paterson have ruled the darkroom for decades, but spare parts for their tanks are getting scarce. Center columns, knobs and spindles: the parts that are first to give out under heavy use.
Don’t see your format?
Add your format to our wish list, along with your camera model and the dimensions. We count every request, and when we plan new reels or holders, we look first at the formats that people ask for often.
Request a format