First time developing film. Going from "I've fucked this up..." to actually seeing the negatives felt great
Also, a question if anyone actually sees this, did I ruin the fixer by not rinsing out the developer beforehand?
First time developing film. Going from "I've fucked this up..." to actually seeing the negatives felt great
Also, a question if anyone actually sees this, did I ruin the fixer by not rinsing out the developer beforehand?
Processing black and white films for beginners
https://www.denisolivier.com/black-and-white-films-processing-for-beginners
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#Photographer buys 113-year-old #StereoCamera and develops the #AncientFilm it came with https://zorz.it/BdVYu | #JeremyGray #MarkusHofstaetter #analog #ExpiredFilm #FilmCamera #FilmDevelopment #history #OldCamera #OldFilm #stereoscopic
Lomo’s Daylight Developing Tank Lets You Develop 35mm Film Anywhere https://petapixel.com/2025/02/27/lomos-daylight-developing-tank-lets-you-develop-35mm-film-anywhere/ #lomodaylightdevelopingtank35mm #filmdevelopment #cpplus2025 #developing #lomography #Equipment #35mmfilm #Analog #analog #News #35mm #film
Dilution and concentration calculator
Lets you know exactly how much chemical to use for your film or paper processing.
https://www.denisolivier.com/dilution-calculator/en/
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@duckyd #FilmDevelopment is rather easy and there are plenty of great how-to guides on YT etc. Black and white is more beginner-friendly than colour (C-41) or slide film (E-6).
You don't need a darkroom, just a lightproof changing bag for loading the film into the development tank. After developing, you can scan the negatives either with a negative scanner or a digital camera with a good macro light.
For black and white, you'll need:
On Friday, I'm going to an experimental #CreativeWorkshop to learn alternative ways of developing #AnalogueFilm using #indigo & other #PlantBased materials.
Kemi Craig is a woman of African descent who grew up in South Carolina where indigo is of historical significance for #BlackCultures. As an #artist working in analogue film, which has also deeply affected ideas of Blackness across cultural spectrums, Kemi is interested in exploring relationships between #ImageMaking & indigo. In unpacking parallel practices & #cultural relationships to indigo & film, Craig has invited Joshua Ngenda from #FluxMedia to collaborate. Trudi Lynn Smith will generously share her extensive #FilmDevelopment experience & #PlantKnowledge with participants.
Is there a trick to opening Lomography casettes?
After the film was rewound, I can’t turn the spool further, so I can’t use my extraction-tool by listening for the little click. And it doesn’t seem like I can use a bottle opener. #lomography #filmphotography #darkroom #believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #filmdevelopment
Tomorrow I get to do something fun: I get to lick the science!
My last bottle of DD-X developer expired (quite spectacularly, I had to get a hacksaw to open it and add it to the disposal container), but I've got ONE roll of film left to process.
Two of those, are lickable. That's the delta recipe for #caffenol, although I'm using it for HP5+ not Delta, it's still effective. I could've gone with Caffenol-C-H instead but that needs potassium bromide which can't be delivered as quickly and I'm not a patient person (hah!)
Woohoo! It's done, and it looks fine!
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Fixing is done, now it's the moment of truth!
Let's open the tank and see what I did today.
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Adofix is more reasonable than Rodonal - agitation every minute!
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Three more minutes, yay! Next: a stop bath.
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Now the development. 17 minutes 11 seconds, and I'm on a short clock - agitation every 30 seconds.
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That's more like it! 22°C bang-on, nice!
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My development dilution is at 23°C, that's a bit too much for my liking. In the fridge it went, a few minutes should be enough.
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Did Adox change the formula? I remember Adonal was much darker and less pink the last time.
Yup, this is slightly more than 8 ml.
#believeinfilm #filmdevelopment #Rodinal1to50
Ok, I've got the stuff almost ready. The film is already loaded - a custom short roll of AgfaPhoto APX 400. I'll be using Rodinal (yeah yeah, I know the bottle says Adonal), 1+50 dilution, at 22°C to speed up the process a bit and get more acutance.
Ya know what I haven't done for quite some time? A live film-developing thread! The last time I did one was in August, and I developed 40 rolls in the meantime!
So, let's start - first, let me gather all the stuff I need...