DIGITAL DARKROOM

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I have a very simple one, Canon D1250u2F. I think it's ok for me, a
beginner of digital darkroom. Still have a lot to learn about image
editing. I tried the scanner and it works pretty good.
Here is the review.
[url]http://reviews.cnet.com/Canon_CanoScan_D1250U2F/4505-6515_7-8920760.html?tag[/url]
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I just start to take b&w pictures so I figured I cannot send my rolls out
for prints (expensive and no control of those prints). I cannot afford an
enlarger and a darkroom, besides I don't have much darkroom experience.
Scanning the picture can get by it I assume. The only thing comes up is if
it worth to set up a 'half' darkroom to just develop my rolls.

Films I am using are Kodak TMAX 100 and Agfa APX100.

Any thoughts???


"Üter" <marklauter@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > I have a film scanner, so I don't have to print.
> > But for negative, which is better? Sending the film to lab to develop

> or

> > develop myself in my bathroom? Any suggestion???

>
> Developing film is easy and fast. Developing prints is slow and
> tedious. The final product is usually worth the effort and the prints
> have much more meaning after the hard work. So I choose the home
> darkroom over a lab. My 2 cents. :)
>
> What kind of film scanner do you own? Can you provide a sample? I'm in
> the market for a scanner, but not sure what to look for yet.
>
> --
> Mark Lauter
> [url]http://OneLauter.com[/url]
>
>

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> Developing film is easy and fast. Developing prints is slow and

> tedious.

What is the process to develop film?, do u mean the negatives by film?

[Üter]

> I just start to take b&w pictures so I figured I cannot send my rolls
out

> for prints (expensive and no control of those prints). I cannot

afford an

> enlarger and a darkroom, besides I don't have much darkroom

experience.

> Scanning the picture can get by it I assume. The only thing comes up

is if

> it worth to set up a 'half' darkroom to just develop my rolls.
>
> Films I am using are Kodak TMAX 100 and Agfa APX100.
>
> Any thoughts???

Its quite easy and inexpensive to develop your own B&W prints. If you
want to scan them later, then I think this is the best way to go. I use
T-Max 100 and 400. So far I've done everything possible to screw up my
development, but the pictures continue to come out great. :)

You'll need a few things.

1. Developing tank - small one will take 2 rolls of film and usually
comes with 2 developing reels.

2. Chemicals - developer, stop bath, fixer, and optionally film rinse
solution.

3. Graduated containers - I have three 2-liter containers and a small
graduated cylinder for small quantities.

4. Film clips - for hanging film to dry.

5. Archival (non-pvc) negative storage pages - for storing your
negatives in a binder.

6. Clock - stop watch works best, but any clock with seconds will work.

7. A room you can make dark. REALLY dark. Before I had a really dark
room I developed at night in the bath room with all the lights in the
house off. You can't use a red light with film, only with prints.

That's all I can think of off the top of my head. It will probably cost
between $30 and $60 US to get started if you buy your supplies at a
local photography supplier.

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[Üter]

> What is the process to develop film?, do u mean the negatives by film?

Yes, negatives = film. Prints = paper. :)

Here's a link with the process in greater detail than I can remember off
the top of my head.
[url]http://www.photogs.com/bwworld/bwfilmdev.html[/url]

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