Jim ... You don't need a darkroom to process B&W film. All you need is a dark room, or even a changing bag.
I use a bathroom at night. Close the door, douse the lights, and load the developing tanks. I then process the film in my kitchen, where I use the timer on the microwave to keep track of things. I'd use the bathroom, or even my darkroom, but I like the kitchen because of the microwave timer and because I can listen to music on the stereo while developing the film, and play with my cats. And I'll let you in on a little secret - you don't even need running water to wash the film, so, in theory, with just a few bottles of water and a tub to pour out the used chemicals and rinse water, you can process film in your car. In fact, Weegee used to do just that, processing his nightly work in the trunk of his old Dodge coupe. If money is tight, that may be all the more reason to save it and do your own processing. If you're interested, I'd be happy to help get you set up and walk you through the whole process step by step. jmadams wrote: > > Hi Shel, > Thanks for the pointer to the NYIP 10 part series on working with B&W, > unfortunately I don't have any means at present of processing them myself. > > My friend is a Pro Photographer and has his own darkroom set up in his town > house here in Richmond, but he spends the most of the winter away at > Whistler as a ski instructor, when not shooting assignments. As I'm > currently on EI, my funds are limited, so won't be able set up even a simple > darkroom. I suppose I could join our local Camera Club. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
