If you're only developing film you don't need a darkroom until you
start printing. Get a fairly large changing bag, I think they still
make them. You can load the film from the cassette to a light-tight
tank inside the changing bag and do all the developing/fixing/washing in
the room with the lights on. I always found it easier to load the film
onto the reels and into the tank with a bag compared to doing it in a
darkroom. Must have something to do with being able to see where my
hands were.
-p
On 10/3/2010 7:29 PM, Nick Wright wrote:
JCO, I won't be printing for now. I have absolutely no space for a
real darkroom. We're living in a 30-foot camper while we tear down and
rebuild our house (but I'm definitely making space for a darkroom in
the new house), so safelights etc aren't needed at this point. I'll
just have to be happy scanning my negs.
Been poking around and found some info that indicates one roll of film
takes 300ml of solution. But it seemed to me they were talking about
the plastic paterson tanks. Will a single roll in a stainless tank
take that much solution?
Jeffery, thanks for mentioning the timer, can't believe I forgot that.
Also I prefer Kodak T-Max developer and Ilford's Rapid Fix, but thanks
for the suggestions.
On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 7:11 PM, Walter Gilbert<[email protected]> wrote:
If you're anything like me, you'll need a first aid kit that includes
eyewash and some manner of emetic.
-- Walt
On 10/3/2010 6:44 PM, Nick Wright wrote:
I'm preparing a list of everything I need in order to develop my own
black and white film.
Seeing as its been quite a number of years since I've done this I
thought I'd run it by you all to see if I've got it all down.
Tank
Reels
mixing paddles
thermometer
two graduates (one for developer, one for fixer; as I will only mix
what is needed for the batch I'm working on) ... what size do you all
think I should get for these. If I'm only ever going to do two rolls
of film at a time, will a 150ml grad be enough or should I go for the
300ml?
obviously developer and fixer.
photoflo and squeege, film clips.
what am I forgetting?
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