And there is such a thing as a daylight loading developing tank. I have one made by Kodak. Never have found instructions for loading it and about half my tries resulted in a destroyed roll of film <sigh>. I rather think it was not designed for modern super thin film.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > To develop film you need only a tank, reels, and a changing bag. You can do > it anywhere. The changing bag allows you to work in a lit room. Printing > requires much more, including an enlarger, an easel, a focusing magnifier, > and trays. But used darkroom equipment is very inexpensive these days. > Paul > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: Glen Tortorella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Whoa, $0.60 a roll--that beats the heck out of $16.95 (plus tax)! >> Unfortunately, I have never developed a roll of film. What equipment >> would I need? I do not have a "darkroom" per se. I have a >> basement. Would I be able to develop at night in my basement? >> >> Regards, >> Glen >> >> On Sep 7, 2007, at 10:48 AM, Adam Maas wrote: >> >>> Glen, >>> >>> Mailers are a cheap option for getting E6 slide film processed. >>> They are not economical for B&W. For cheap processing of Fuji >>> Acros, do it yourself. I recommend Agfa or A&O Rodinal at 1:50 >>> dilution for 12 minutes at 20C, 30 seconds initial agitation with 2 >>> inversions per minute. Should run you about $0.60 or less per roll >>> (including stop & fix) if you 1-shot the dev and reuse stop & fix. >>> >>> -Adam >>> >>> >>> Glen Tortorella wrote: >>>> Hi Adam, >>>> >>>> Recently, I have gotten some rolls of non-C41 B&W, some Fuji Acros >>>> 100. I see you mention mailers here, indicating that they are >>>> cheaper. What (or who) do you recommend for developing these >>>> prints? I would like to be economical--but get good quality--and a >>>> mailer would be fine. The mailers I had been looking at, though >>>> (about a year or so ago), seemed rather expensive (and one had to >>>> send several rolls in order to save what seemed like only a small >>>> amount of money). Please let me know what you think. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Glen >>>> >>>> On Sep 7, 2007, at 7:58 AM, Adam Maas wrote: >>>> >>>>> John Sessoms wrote: >>>>>> From: >>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>>> I think Adam is correct. The popularity of the disposals is >>>>>>> waning. Most cellphones can take a better picture than a plastic >>>>>>> lens, fixed focus disposable. And consumers will eventually >>>>>>> figure that out. But films that are applicable to fine art >>>>>>> photography will continue to be available indefinitely, although >>>>>>> at higher prices. >>>>>>> Paul >>>>>> May be. All I know is what I see, and I'm getting nine disposable >>>>>> 35mm >>>>>> cameras for every one 35mm roll of film. About half the 35mm rolls >>>>>> I do >>>>>> get are chromogenic B&W film and I get the occasional disposable >>>>>> camera >>>>>> loaded with that film. >>>>> Remember that you aren't going to be seeing almost all B&W film >>>>> (Since >>>>> that's mostly self-developed) and much E6 (since mailers are so much >>>>> cheaper). C41 is for the most part a consumer product, and that's >>>>> what >>>>> you're seeing. When the disposables evaporate (and that's coming), >>>>> consumer film is dead. >>>>> >>>>>> I'd also say about half the disposable cameras are "No-Name" >>>>>> cameras in >>>>>> cardboard sleeves. When you open them they frequently turn out >>>>>> to be >>>>>> recycled disposables, held closed with electricians tape and >>>>>> loaded with >>>>>> whatever film the manufacturer bought at bulk rates. >>>>>> >>>>> Not shocking, the no-name's are a fair bit cheaper. >>>>> >>>>> -Adam >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
