Abstract: Apparatus for developing exposed photographic materials which is made up of one or more processing baths, with appropriate solutions therein, a support in each bath holding a work panel, a device for lifting the work panel upwardly, and a unit for carrying the work panel from one bath to the next. The panel is lifted by a pair of rollers attached to the lower end of the transporting unit. Within the transporting unit, receivers are located to retain the work panel while it is being transported. The apparatus also includes a guide for controlling the transporting unit along its appropriate path. The apparatus is small and provides improved processing efficiency and flexible operation. It enables the operator to optimize the processing time, even if the time required in individual baths is different.