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grapejuice3000+
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I know a lot of you use digital, but does anybody who uses film have their own darkroom? i have a perfect room for it, ive just never developed film before. what do i need, where can i get it and how expensive will it be?
Jan 21 2013 10:31PM
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vandersteeze
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-Dev tank (usually comes with reels)
-A set of graduated pitchers or cylinders (measuring devices that can measure up to 1liter
-light tight chem bottles
-some way of hanging the film to dry
-A thermometer

and this does not include chems, do you want to develop color or black and white
Jan 21 2013 10:59PM
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vandersteeze
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and a funnel
Jan 21 2013 11:00PM
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grapejuice3000+
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much appreciated thanks. ill want to do black and white
Jan 21 2013 11:11PM
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vandersteeze
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These are the three chems you want

Adonal/R09/Rodinal (all the same thing)

I like to use this bnw developer for all my mid/low speed black and white films (50-400 speed). I have developed delta 3200 in it and it is very grainy, eventually will get something else for higher speed/pushing, but this is a good start


Photographers formulary TF5 (fixer)

You dont need a stop bath chemical when using this fixer, you just use water. Its what i use. It works

kodak photoflo

Use this for the final rinse, it keeps streaks from developing on your film as it drys.
Jan 21 2013 11:31PM
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zahava
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This was the setup I was trying to get back in the fall, but rodinal is so hard to come by in Canada these days. B&H and Freestyle can't ship it across the boarder either....
Jan 21 2013 11:52PM
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vandersteeze
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Contact this guy and ask him about Blazinal:

Kindermann Canada Inc.
361 Steelcase Road West
Unit 3
Markham, ON L3R 3V8
Tel:(905) 940-9262 Fax:(905) 479-9755
info@kindermann.ca

You may also contact me directly at mike@blazesphoto.com, 1-888-561-0906

Price is 16.00 CAD for a 500ml bottle.



Jan 22 2013 12:33AM
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