On Oct 3, 2010, at 11:54 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: > If you're only developing film you don't need a darkroom until you start > printing. Get a fairly large changing bag, I think they still make them. > You can load the film from the cassette to a light-tight tank inside the > changing bag and do all the developing/fixing/washing in the room with the > lights on. I always found it easier to load the film onto the reels and into > the tank with a bag compared to doing it in a darkroom. Must have something > to do with being able to see where my hands were. > I found the opposite to be true. The bag's fabric always got in the way a bit, and while I could load reels in the bag, I found it easier in the darkroom. Perhaps because I learned to load reels by practicing in the light with my eyes closed. I used an old roll of junk film. If I had trouble loading it, I'd open my eyes to see what went wrong. After I became proficient at doing it with my eyes closed, I went into the darkroom with exposed film and had no problems. That was fifty years ago. To this day, I still load reels with my eyes closed, even in the darkroom or the changing bag. Paul
> -p > > On 10/3/2010 7:29 PM, Nick Wright wrote: >> JCO, I won't be printing for now. I have absolutely no space for a >> real darkroom. We're living in a 30-foot camper while we tear down and >> rebuild our house (but I'm definitely making space for a darkroom in >> the new house), so safelights etc aren't needed at this point. I'll >> just have to be happy scanning my negs. >> >> Been poking around and found some info that indicates one roll of film >> takes 300ml of solution. But it seemed to me they were talking about >> the plastic paterson tanks. Will a single roll in a stainless tank >> take that much solution? >> >> Jeffery, thanks for mentioning the timer, can't believe I forgot that. >> Also I prefer Kodak T-Max developer and Ilford's Rapid Fix, but thanks >> for the suggestions. >> >> On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 7:11 PM, Walter Gilbert<ldott...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> If you're anything like me, you'll need a first aid kit that includes >>> eyewash and some manner of emetic. >>> >>> -- Walt >>> >>> >>> On 10/3/2010 6:44 PM, Nick Wright wrote: >>>> I'm preparing a list of everything I need in order to develop my own >>>> black and white film. >>>> >>>> Seeing as its been quite a number of years since I've done this I >>>> thought I'd run it by you all to see if I've got it all down. >>>> >>>> Tank >>>> >>>> Reels >>>> >>>> mixing paddles >>>> >>>> thermometer >>>> >>>> two graduates (one for developer, one for fixer; as I will only mix >>>> what is needed for the batch I'm working on) ... what size do you all >>>> think I should get for these. If I'm only ever going to do two rolls >>>> of film at a time, will a 150ml grad be enough or should I go for the >>>> 300ml? >>>> >>>> obviously developer and fixer. >>>> >>>> photoflo and squeege, film clips. >>>> >>>> what am I forgetting? >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >> >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 9.0.856 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3174 - Release Date: 10/03/10 >> 01:34:00 >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
