Me and my Yashica GSN
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crysmeth if you're shooting BW, it's really worth it to try developing yourself. It's very very easy. Also worth it since you have a scanner. Don't need a darkroom, you can use a changing bag if you have or go into the store room at night to load the film in the tank.
Start up cost is only about $60 including chemicals. A set of chemicals will last you enough for at least 20 rolls, probably closer to 50-60 rolls if you store it correctly. If you change your mind you can still sell the development tank and get money back
Start up cost is only about $60 including chemicals. A set of chemicals will last you enough for at least 20 rolls, probably closer to 50-60 rolls if you store it correctly. If you change your mind you can still sell the development tank and get money back
crispy12 said:crysmeth if you're shooting BW, it's really worth it to try developing yourself. It's very very easy. Also worth it since you have a scanner. Don't need a darkroom, you can use a changing bag if you have or go into the store room at night to load the film in the tank.
Start up cost is only about $60 including chemicals. A set of chemicals will last you enough for at least 20 rolls, probably closer to 50-60 rolls if you store it correctly. If you change your mind you can still sell the development tank and get money back
I will consider. My scanner ice not very good. Can see alot of scratches. That's what holding me back.
Yah ICE does not work for B/W film. So it doesn't matter what scanner you use. You need to hang your film in the bathroom or somewhere free from dust, and not put it on the table etc, and put it into negative sleeve as soon as possible. I bought the sleeves from Chiif. Also for the inevitable dust that you have, Photoshop spot heal tool works very, very well. Just paint over the dust spot and it's gone.
You can also repeat the water wash if really got too much dust and hang up again in a safe place. For scratches, no choice haha. Just be more careful it's quite hard to scratch film unless you're careless.
oceanpriest
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Perhaps he outsource the chemical from overseas mah :bsmilie:
I know in Jakarta, you can get micro-mf (similar kodak d23) and acifix, each will cost you S$1.5. 1 box can make 1 litre working solution, at least can develop 8 rolls.
I remember heshanj mentioned in Vietnam, the shop there is also selling homemade developer similar to d23
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/traditional-darkroom/1003067-b-w-film-developing-chemicals-question.html
You're right fixer and developer will be $40, the other stuff is where you can save money.
Buy 2nd hand, you can get a dev tank for $10-20 and if you're really on a shoestring budget, can load the film in storeroom at night instead of changing bag. $100 will be more comfortable budget, but certainly not impossible on less. Tony Vaccaro, a world war 2 soldier/photographer developed his film on the front line under moonless nights using helmets to hold develop/fixer/wash, haha!
Buy 2nd hand, you can get a dev tank for $10-20 and if you're really on a shoestring budget, can load the film in storeroom at night instead of changing bag. $100 will be more comfortable budget, but certainly not impossible on less. Tony Vaccaro, a world war 2 soldier/photographer developed his film on the front line under moonless nights using helmets to hold develop/fixer/wash, haha!
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