When taking a look at the new PATERSON items we’ve added to our lineup, longtime photo lab enthusiasts will surely feel transported back to the heyday of home labs in the 1980s—or at least be spontaneously reminded of it. That’s because PATERSON products still look exactly the same as they did back in the good old days of home labs. However, this isn’t meant as a criticism—on the contrary: Classics like the PATERSON Auto Image Washer for baryta paper or the drying rack for plastic-coated color and black-and-white papers, the PATERSON contact printing frames for 35mm and roll film, or the PATERSON grain sharpener weren’t just top-notch back then—they still are today. There’s simply nothing to improve! And that applies not only in terms of technical functionality but also in terms of aesthetics. Or would you have thought, upon looking at the items mentioned above, that they were developed and designed over 30 years ago?
Of course, this product line wouldn’t be complete without PATERSON film developing tanks. With their distinctive rotating rod inside, they—as the “Super System 4”—made laboratory history alongside JOBO film developing tanks. And not just in the home and hobby sectors, but also in professional and commercial settings. Worldwide.
Tip for owners of these film developing tanks: In the NORDFOTO Versand online store, you’ll find not only the tanks but also the film spirals for them sold separately. So if your PATERSON film developing tank is starting to show its age and the once-white spirals have literally turned gray after countless developing cycles, there’s nothing stopping you from giving it a refresh. After all, the same goes for film spools: the ones manufactured today look exactly like the ones bought over 30 years ago 🙂