Quit yer bitching <g>. You should try getting 4x5 B&W developed in Charlotte. $5 a negative, and they grossly under develop them for you. And here in Boone you can not have them done for love nor money.
On the other hand, I have finally (today) light-proofed my bathroom and set up the darkroom in it, so now I can do it at home. I still need a print washer, and some ventilation but will make do in the mean time. Tomorrow I plan to mix up some chemicals and make some test prints. <G>
BTW for anyone who is interested: I have been trying to find something cheap and big enough to cover the bathroom window. Then the other day I had an "ah-ha" experience and realized that the sashs were actually quite small and it was easy to find some cardboard laying around big enough to cover each sash separately. I taped the cardboard up with some black duct tape. Won't last long because of moisture but I will hopefully find something more permanent by then.
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frank theriault wrote:
Malcolm,
Quit yer bitching. You've got a *istD! You can shoot for free now.
<vbg>
Seriously, I know what you mean when you say developing ain't cheap.
Last winter, when I was having (ahem) "cash flow problems", I couldn't afford to bring in many of my exposed films to be developed. Now that things are slightly more comfortable, I've been able to double up on what I bring in, a new one with an old one. Still have at least 1/2 dozen from last year. It's kind of fun, getting lots of surprises - "Hey, I forgot I took that one! Not a bad shot!"
But, that's sort of my point. You can still find HP5+ for around $3.50 Cdn a roll. You can still shoot if you're poor, and get it developed later. Or, if I chose to, I could go to any number of photo stores to get cheap print film, processing included, for under $10Cdn.
I must say, I've really enjoyed all the answers to this thread (thanks for starting it, Kevin!). It would be interesting to compile it - I bet lots of tyros could benefit from the simplicity and usefulness of the exercise.
cheers, frank
"The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer
From: "Malcolm Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Well, I've done just that! 5 rolls sent off for development last night. Development isn't as cheap though <g>.
Malcolm
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