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Spring 2026 updates

This spring we’ve introduced a number of upgrades to the Darkroom Helper.

Although small improvements have always been added incrementally, on this occasion we decided to bring them up simultaneously to avoid having some customers getting only a handful of them.
Here’s the list of hardware and software changes:

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Improved compatibility with bigger tanks

Although technically speaking, the PIRA film processor has always been compatible with the 5x35mm tanks, in most cases it involved setting a slow motor speed due to the increased mass that needs to be rotated inside, otherwise the internal magnetic disc can “decouple” from the external one at the base.

However we’re now including a very simple and reversible solution to this potential risk…

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Reviews now live on the site

It’s long overdue, but after more than a year of selling the PIRA film processor we’re now accepting customer reviews!

On the upside, this means that current users have had more time to try out the machine with different films and chemistries, so it should be more helpful to anyone who’s thinking about getting one…

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