You scare me Nplus! I agree with Alpha a bottle opener. However it's not the opening of the canister that got me it was winding the film onto the reel! I use a room on dark nights. But I've heard that those camera dark room bags sorta work also. However I've have also heard that they leak light a little. Have fun Jordy. BTW-Alpha exagerates. You only have to take the end off maybe two or three time to get the feel for it. Bsteph