finally I get a JOBO 2501 reel for my 3m long B/W film. Here I have the following questions: 1. which tank I can use for this reel? 2521 or 2513 tank? 2. can...

I'm putting together a darkroom for casual use by myself and my daughter, using some equipment I had from 30 years ago and trying not to invest too much...

I am looking to purchase a scanner for my negatives. Has anyone used the new Epson V750-M Pro? This is a flatbed scanner. Is this ok for negatives or should...

In my zeal to find local sources of photo chemicals, I came across a tub of sodium bisulfate in the pool supplies section of my hardware store....

for sale in northwest nj, must be picked up, no shipping. beseler 23c enlarger Deadly beseler color analyzer, dicroic color head, black & white condenser...

Hello everybody. I've been printing on Ilford Gallery with neutol getting the right contrast for my negs at first try. Now I'm trying with some Kentmere...

Hi, according to the Weber-Fechner-law our visual perception reacts in a logarithmic way to lightness/brightness. That is the intensity has to increase by...

I'm getting back into darkroom work after many years, because my 13 year old daughter is interested. I don't think we will be using the darkroom more than...

I recently looked at a local studio's price list and was shocked. An 8X10 was going for $40 for a wedding shoot. Is this high low or in the middle? Thx.

Hello, I'm David Cirese, photographer, teacher of Darkroom Theory and Technique at the "Istituto Superiore di Fotografia e Comunicazione Integrata" (Rome,...

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_____ Hello, I have an old but very clean copy of "Simplified Color Processing Formulas" and "150 Black-and-White Photographic Formulas" published by...

I might be acquiring a medium-format camera soonish and was just checking out what the current crop of flat-bed scanners can do (I have a dedicated film...

Hi: I like using variable-density analog B&W negative film optical tracks for audio. The audio characteristics of the film make my mouth-water. Yes, for some...

I gave a 4x5 Graphic to a chap who's a bit poor. What's the recommended dilution of Dektol and Efke 25 film? Any clue? Would it even work half-bad?

September 14, 2006, from Lloyd Erlick, I haven't had to buy selenium toner since 1999, when I bought two one gallon containers. Now I wish I had bought five...

i'd like to set-up a darkroom in my apt. (ive always only worked in public labs...highschool. college, etc. ) i have a standard ceiling light fixture that...

with a sub-$500.00 scanner that is. i have heard things about the epson 4990, canon 9950, and a minolta too. i need decent results. i know drum scanning is...

If I get negatives with consistently missing shadow and/or highlights, could it be because there's something wrong with my Xtol developer? The previous two...

Hi all could anyone tell me the dev times for Maco IR film rated at 200asa with Ilford DDX developer please. I have never used this film before, only Kodack...