eTone 35mm Film Cassette Cartridge Opener Removal Darkroom Tool Bulk Film Reload Retriever (Black)

Was gift for my husband and he loved it

This thing just does what it says on the tin. Easily opens 35mm canisters in the dark without any fuss. Far better than using a bottle opener and more reliable than trying to extract the leader. Nicely finished (powder coat?) and feels good in the hand for a simple piece of cut and bent sheet steel. Highly recommended.

easy to use, got my job done.

I was skeptical, having used a regular bottle opener for years, but it actually works pretty well. No pointy end like a regular churchkey to poke through your changing bag, which is good. Not sure it's worth $11...

If you lost the leader and want to develop your film or use partial roll from a FACTORY cassette, this will open, but DESTROY the cassette. I used to be able to open them by tapping one end on the table , but all that changed decades ago. Can openers used to work, but no longer.

This is a well made tool. But it bends the top of the canister that you're prying off. It also scratches the canister wherever it touches it (lid/body, etc...) so this is not good for my purposes. I wanted to be able to open the film cartridges and not damage them at all so that I can make them into a novelty keychain.Tool works but damages the cartridges.

Game changer. There was a point in time in which I was in my dark bag struggling to open the top of the film canister this thing actually makes things so much easier. this little CanOpener goes on top of the film canister it literally just popped it open in one easy motion. Strongly recommend this item.

Good film opener and also a good bottle opener if you don't have one on hand!