Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]When I was forced to use a walk-in closet for a darkroom between 1978 and 1984, I did all of my developing of prints in the kitchen using Unicolor drums. That was during the peak of home color processing. Although it was a pain, I got much better prints because I developed them fully in the drum (rather than overexposing them and then yanking them out of the Dektol too soon, a terrible way to do prints). If I were in your shoes, I'd probably make a smallish masonite darkroom in the garage (the walls only have to be thick enough to block out light) with a table in it for the enlarger and paper safe, and then develop the prints out in the fresh air of the garage, either in covered developing trays (do they still make those?) or drums. If you have to resurrect a darkroom from scratch in the bathroom, you'll probably end up hating photography. Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com Richard wrote: > Enough talking, I am setting up a darkroom. Not sure how yet, as the > garage space is not very large and it is not currently light proof. > The other option is to utilize the kids' bathroom and just move things > in and out. Consider I used our apartment's teeny bathroom for that > exact purpose when I was in high school, I guess it's just going full > circle :-) > > I am getting a contact print frame, for experimentation with scan and > printing out digital negatives. I also have an eye on a Durst M605. > Hopefully I can get it for couple hundred bucks. The Focomat seems to > go much higher. I am also looking a Focotar 5cm/4.5. I think I will > "reserve" wet prints for fiber stuff and may be later on alternative > process and continue to use the inkjet for others. We shall see. > > Since space is at a premium etc. I don't mind throwing money to solve > some of the problems, e.g. may be getting a vertical print washer? Any > recommendations? > > Oh yes, if anyone has any dark room stuff for sale, send me a note. > > Thanks. > > // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, > please use richard at imagecraft.com) > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information