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
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