Money-saving darkroom

Colin wrote: I've been trying to do it cheap, so ... A paper deal:Midwest Photo has RCIII/E 100cnt boxes 4x5 for $9 Safelight deal: Home Depot (home repair shop) has 7 1/2 watt red lights for $1.35 each. (beats $10 in the camera shops!) Any else have other ideas/sources ?

Money-saving darkroom

I've been trying to do it cheap, so ... A paper deal:Midwest Photo has RCIII/E 100cnt boxes 4x5 for $9 Safelight deal: Home Depot (home repair shop) has 7 1/2 watt red lights for $1.35 each. (beats $10 in the camera shops!) Any else have other ideas/sources ? Collin

Re: Money-saving darkroom

Does it matter whether the light is red or amber? D From: Collin Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 13:20:48 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Money-saving darkroom I've been trying to do it cheap, so ... A paper deal:Midwest Photo

Re: Money-saving darkroom

I wouldn't use red lights from home depot. They're probably not sealed completely, and how can you be sure the red is at the correct wavelength? It could be "reddish", and still fog the crap out of the paper. I guess a safelight test would tell you whether they work or not. Even if they seem to

Re: Money-saving darkroom

At 12:30 PM 2/12/01 -0500, you wrote: Does it matter whether the light is red or amber? D I don't know. I suspect for regular paper that amber would be fine. But probably not orange or any yellow content. Collin *** "The accumulation of all powers legislative, executive and