Gast
I’d like to set up a darkroom with a few friends! As I don’t know much about it, I was wondering what I’d need to get started?
MirkoBoeddecker
Hmm, that’s a very general question... let me think... have you had a look through our catalogue?
Do you just want to get your films developed, or do you want them printed as well?
How much are you looking to spend, roughly?
Best regards,
Mirko :unsure:
Gast
No, I haven’t had a look through your catalogue yet!
I don’t want to spend too much
Just to develop films to start with, but I might expand later on!
Kind regards
uworischki
Just developing films?
The basics:
1. Developing tank – ideally one suitable for 35mm and roll film, as it can hold up to two 35mm films; available on eBay from 1
rherz
Hi Torti,
Forget about the film scraper and buy a roll-on bag instead – make it as big as possible – truly light-tight rooms are rare. Otherwise, everything’s covered.
When it comes to developing trays, I tend to go for the single-film tray – if something goes wrong, only one roll of film is ruined.
Have fun
Robert
Gast
Hi Torti,
Another suggestion:
3 plastic bottles (1 litre each for developer, stop bath and fixer; they last longer than a single roll of film). Then all you need is a 1-litre measuring jug, or better still a 100ml measuring cylinder. They do plastic ones too, for people like me who drop everything.
The double 35mm/1x roll film canisters are actually a pretty good size; I conduct development on individual 35mm rolls in them too.
Film clips are for the posh crowd; have a look at Stapels for Maulys (they’re those black metal clips with wire loops). I hang everything from 35mm to 13x18 in them, and the prints too.
I’d also be in favour of the changing bag, as long as you don’t want to load flat film cassettes.
Then ideally a bulk pack of negative sleeves (100-packs are cheaper than Hama’s 10-packs), as long as you don’t want to store the negatives in the film canisters. (Acetate can be used for contact printing; glassine isn’t much more expensive, but it’s a bit sturdier).
And a Shift key, as long as we’re still allowed to use it to make the text more legible.
Regards
Martin
