You will need...
- A metal or plastic film tank
- Three dark plastic containers to hold chemistry
- Graduates (used to measure chemicals)
- A darkroom timer
- A can opener
- A room that is totally light proof (not even the slightest sliver of light should be visible).
- Developer (see other sidebar)
- Glacial Acetic Acid (optional, for Stop Bath)
- Fixer (Kodak Rapid Fixer with Hardener is highly recommended)
- Hypo Eliminator
- Scissors
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Summary
Remove the film from the canister, use the can opener. Use scissors to cut off the film leader. Load the film, Get a developed film and try to load the film reel in daylight until you are confident with the process, then you do it inside the changing bag. Load the film reel. Mix the chemicals according to instructions. Start the timer. Agitate the film, stop the agitation. Add stop bath with fixer. Wash and rinse with water. Carefully remove the film from the reel and hang it up to dry. Use the squeegee to remove excess water from the film and leave it to dry.
Definitions
- Contact sheet-a contact print, usually of all frames of a developed roll of negative print film, used as a proof print.
- Agitation-the act or process of agitating
- Enlarger-an apparatus used for making projection prints, having a head for holding, illuminating, and projecting a film negative and a bed for holding a sheet of sensitized printing paper.
- Developer-a reducing agent or solution for developing a film or the like.
- Stop Bath-an acid bath or rinse for stopping the action of a developer before fixing a negative or print.
- Fixer-a chemical substance, as sodium thiosulfate, used to promote fixation.
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