I finally ran some tests on Tri-X, TMY, and Neopan 400 together in Acutol. I ran all three films at 1+14 for 8 minutes. There has been a rumour floating...

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Hi Folks, I am fairly new to photography and darkroom equipment, and am studying it at night school - so at the moment I don't know much about...

I know nothing about cold heads (except being bald in a Minnesota Winter). Need something for the 8x10 Saltzman enlarger. On EvilBay there is an Aristo...

Hi there ! I'm looking for knowledge sources on photoceremic processess. Unfortunately I can't find it in my library, because ... I'm living in Poland and...

I have read on the ICC website that color management has not taken hold in digital yet but to characterize a digital camera you need white point (illuminant)...

I just got into b/w film development myself. The first 4 rolls of Tri-X I developed had an almost neutral transparent film base. However, the last roll turned...

Data point: in the latest Costco catalog (no, I'm not a member, it's someone else's), out of their offering of 36 cameras, only *one* is not digital. (It's a...

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HI, I have been cutting 11x14 mats, in which I will tape in a standard photo, (non ink jet)8x10 print, but the photo will not be centered in the mat, because I...

Hi, I messed up and shot a (120) roll Fuji Acros at 400ASA. I can't find any literature at their site, or the massive development site for that combo. I'd...

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Lew wrote: Since rec.photo.darkroom is going down hill fast, especially on Google, I'm curious to know where (what internet groups)...

September 1, 2009, from Lloyd Erlick, Rec.Photo.Darkroom has been pretty slow most of the summer. So I'm going to use it to celebrate my Geezerhood (turned...

Hello everyone, I have been doing my first dry mounting last night and today, and it has gone very well mostly. I have read in some instructions to dry out...

Hello all -- I have a decent amount of experience in the B&W darkroom and know the theory of colour materials, but have never printed colour in the darkroom...

Hello. I'm looking for a film (35mm format) dryer. Buying one outright is too expensive for me. So, it's down to a DIY solution. And I'm wondering which one...

What reasons can I give to someone just starting out in photography to convince them to choose conventional darkroom procedures over digital? My nephew is...

Is there any advantage or quality difference to using a pyro developer instead of a normal developer such as D-76 or Xtol? Developers like Pyrocat-HD, WD2D...

I want to make a calender, by printing the calender grid thing on the back of some RC prints, then spiral binding them together. I have been using Ilford RC...