Response to how to do you develop 120 film?

I do Gene's 35mm method too.. works great.

With 120 and a Paterson System 4 plastic tank, I do this... Place tank bits and scissors on change bag. Grab the roll of film and undo the sticky fastener that you use to keep it rolled tight, ensuring that you keep it rolled up. Stick arm in change bag (or turn lights out) and unroll the backing paper until you can feel the start of the film. Snip the backing paper off leaving 1" of film poking out past the backing paper. I do this so I can hold the roll without touching the film on the spool while triming the corners and feeding the film into the spool. Once it's started, I let the film go and use the see- saw motion to load, with my thumbs on the point where the film enters the spiral. Once I get near the end I pull the backing paper and tape off the film and finish loading the last couple of inches into the spiral. Bung the spiral into the tank, start mixing up some developer...

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