The only dedicated piece we have is a double Paterson developing tank (about
$20 and a second 35mm reel for $7 at B&H). The only other specialized item
would be a simple dial thermometer for a few bucks. I use a thermocouple on
my VOM which I already had. I use commonly available 1 and 2 liter plastic
soda bottles to keep my stock chemicals inand a cheap plastic funnel. I use
a liquid single shot developer (Ilfosol S) mixed 1:9. Kodak Indicator Stop
Bath, Kodak Quick Fixer, Hypoclear, and photoflo. I mix all chemicals with
distilled water. I work at the kitchen sink and use the timer on my
microwave and rinse using the kitchen sink. Between use I keep everything
in a dark closet. I use plastic clothes pins to hang up the negs in the
bathroom to dry (least dusty place in the house). Then cut em and put em in
polyethylene sheets. Right now we have to load the can at night in the back
bathroom but then you can develop it whenever you want. We are planning on
getting a large changing bag soon which would let us load the can anytime we
want.
Jerry in Houston
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From: Dan Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 11:24 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Average cost of B+W film development and contact sheet
Hi Jerry,
What was your initial investment?
Dan Scott (in San Antonio)
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>I think that Mike is exactly right. We live in an apartment and do not
have
>any darkroom capability. My wife is a photography student at a college in
>Houston but it is way too far to go just to develop a few rolls of film, so
>we do our negs at home. Once you finalize on your film and developer
>combinations it becomes quite simple even though we can only load the
>cannisters at night...a changing bag is in the budget. I use Ilford almost
>exclusively, Ilfosol S because it is a liquid, single shot, and works great
>with my choices of Ilford B/W films. After developing, cutting, and
storing
>the negs I look at them on a light box using an 8X loupe. From this I
>decide which negs to have printed at the pro lab. Yesterday I sent a 120
>B/W neg to the lab to have printed on the Fuji Frontier system (10x10 @
>$8.50) that does so nicely on my color transparencies. The counter person
>advised that I may not like the results because it would be printed on
color
>paper, but since it was just a test I would go ahead and try it. I am also
>having another, similar B/W neg, custom printed (10x10 @ $14.00 USD). I
>will be interested in how the two compare.
>
>Jerry in Houston
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