I'm very curious how to develop and "print" my own own b&w film but I really don't know where to start.

I'm wondering if there are enough curious people like me and people willing to teach to start some b&w seminar eb (what the?), or if there are any seminars currently that teaches the sort that I can attend to :)

Thanks :), it's one of the things that I really wanted to learn since I 'd gotten interested in photography.

This niche group called Rangefinder Filipinas sometimes hold film developing sessions, but I think they -ok, ok, WE- will be busy with shoots the next few weeks.

Mike Alcid did a short lecture on b&w processing for the QC group of Lomomanila a few weeks ago.

We had it at xocolat near Ateneo :D

Cheers!

Jo Avila

i wonder if they still use an analog timer for film developing. i still have an un-used GRALAB Timer i want to dispose of. Got this many moons ago just before i semi-retired from photography because it was getting too expensive.

i know this should be in another thread but since the topic is black and white developing, i thought i'd post it here.

@ donna, raena abella (also a member here) is openning her darkroom (for developing and printing) anytime this week and she will give a quick 'how to' process. She's from Antipolo. I can holla at you if i get the exact date.

@nick...kindly pm me regarding details on your Gralab. Thanks

@ donna, raena abella (also a member here) is openning her darkroom (for developing and printing) anytime this week and she will give a quick 'how to' process. She's from Antipolo. I can holla at you if i get the exact date.

@nick...kindly pm me regarding details on your Gralab. Thanks

Will pm details as soon as i find it in the store room :)

@ donna, raena abella (also a member here) is openning her darkroom (for developing and printing) anytime this week and she will give a quick 'how to' process. She's from Antipolo. I can holla at you if i get the exact date.


Like what Sir Jo mentioned almost all the sessions are held in the QC area, a place where I am not particularly familiar with plus really far from where I'm at :(, by any chance there would be some sort of event like that happening around the makati area, I hope it gets posted here. :)

Same here, i am from cavite and my driving radius are hidalgo, north edsa and the UP area only..anywhere passed that, i will make sure i have enough gas in my tank na :) Tentative date is during holy week. :)

wet printing is on the agenda :)

I'm curious enough and would love to join as well. Took it up in my Basic Photo class, but i'd love to get in "deeper" BW developing.

i can probably help you guys and show you the method that i know.

the thing is, my process involves a lot of items that are so "DIY"

i am using the following:
an AP developing tank with 2 adjustable reels (i can either develop 2x135 or 1x120)
Kodak D-76 Developer (i want to try Rodinal)
Atlas Fixer (i want to try koda-fix)
a LOT of plastic bottles for measuring (120mL, 240mL, 500mL, 1L)
thermometer
one big plastic container for the ice
accordion container
funnel
tube ice
soap
timer

i dont use a changing bag for reeling, i just step into my banio and turn off the lights and do it in the dark.

its actually a very fun process. but tedious (i tend to be makalat kasi eh) and lots of waiting.
waiting for temps, waiting for agitation, waiting for wash, waiting for fixing, waiting for scanning etc. but yeah, its pretty fun. i love doin it.

@ donna, raena abella (also a member here) is openning her darkroom (for developing and printing) anytime this week and she will give a quick 'how to' process. She's from Antipolo. I can holla at you if i get the exact date.

@nick...kindly pm me regarding details on your Gralab. Thanks

Hello Ari,

I'm very interested in this event. Could I join? I can bring some left-over D76's from my failed darkroom experiments (I wasted 1day shoot and 3 rolls due to very poor technique). :(

TIA.

Sure Melvin.. Raena asked me to bring beer, so expect to be doing more than developing and printing :)

Sure Melvin.. Raena asked me to bring beer, so expect to be doing more than developing and printing :)

tag along ako ari ha? another eb na naman! share you my ancient chinese darkroom secrets.

Sure Melvin.. Raena asked me to bring beer, so expect to be doing more than developing and printing :)

Thanks Ari... I'll bring a case as my contribution... :)

... and definitely my drinking is better than my developing skills... Hahaha

tag along ako ari ha? another eb na naman! share you my ancient chinese darkroom secrets.


sure bossing..:)

@ melvin,

haha same here bro...

aww darn, the drinking and developing sounds fun :) I want to go... :(
(not because of the drinking part alright? haha :))

donna, melvin and unkel basil are going also. Sama na. :)

can you do videoconferecing also? im interested too.. :BlackEye:

donna, melvin and unkel basil are going also. Sama na. :)

if its gonna fall on the holy weekend I can't go...:Thinking: in fact, with the place bbeing in antipolo makes it almost impossible for me to go also :(, but i will try...:)

can you do videoconferecing also? im interested too.. :BlackEye:

haha!! if its on video conf count me in :Grin:

Like what Sir Jo mentioned almost all the sessions are held in the QC area, a place where I am not particularly familiar with plus really far from where I'm at :(, by any chance there would be some sort of event like that happening around the makati area, I hope it gets posted here. :)


i second that... :( am from makati as well. Plus, it'll fall on a day within the holy week. harsh! Will there be a next time?

can you do videoconferecing also? im interested too.. :BlackEye:

if this is possible, it's slammin'! :Grin:

Thanks Ari... I'll bring a case as my contribution... :)

... and definitely my drinking is better than my developing skills... Hahaha

developing or "developing"? :D

when is this thing?

Call me an idiot for asking.. http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/products/films/bw/tMax400.jhtml Can you develop this new TMAX 400 using C41 or do I have to send it to a special place for developing? I'm so excited to use this new film and I don't want to muck it up sending it to the wrong place (neighborhood labs).

hi david, no you can't. if you'd like c41 b&w film. look for the kodak bw400cn or ilford xp2.

hi david, no you can't. if you'd like c41 b&w film. look for the kodak bw400cn or ilford xp2.

Got it... Grr... I don't like XP2 much... Oh well... Thanks :)

b&w custom lab or DIY would be the way to go :D

Call me an idiot for asking.. http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/products/films/bw/tMax400.jhtml Can you develop this new TMAX 400 using C41 or do I have to send it to a special place for developing? I'm so excited to use this new film and I don't want to muck it up sending it to the wrong place (neighborhood labs).

dave, if you cant develop it, ill buy it nalang from you!

hehe, or we can have a developing session. i have the stuff for developing and scanning the negs

dave, if you cant develop it, ill buy it nalang from you!

hehe, or we can have a developing session. i have the stuff for developing and scanning the negs

that's why i opened this thread... i want to learn those developing sessions...:)

Joseph: Hehe, I'm here in Singapore. Just wondering, should the TMAX 400 be abundant since it's a new film?

Hi there,

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Hi there,

In case you need black and white film, B&W resin coated paper and FB paper, developer for film and paper. Please PM me. We have them freshly stock. Please PM me if interested . or call tel : 732-8991

developer for film?

what do you have?

Joseph: Hehe, I'm here in Singapore. Just wondering, should the TMAX 400 be abundant since it's a new film?

Tmax isnt all that new. its been around. although, the did say that they "reformulated" it and its supposedly sharper than ever.

i wouldnt know, all my tmax rolls are the ones before they became "reformulated"

dave, what other black and whites can you get in singapore? if you aren't really into push/pull processing, try the c-41 films. but then again, the true black and white films are still much much different :Grin:

Donna -

i think there was someone asking me to hold a processing session too. im down for it. but the problem is when?

lets coordinate asap! pm me on what you want to happen.

id like it sana if we have a morning muna, then develop by lunch time.
after that, shoot again, then develop by dinner time.

that way, you get to do it twice and you learn na right away :Grin:

lets make a list on who wants to go? im going to a small baseball game tomorrow here in alabang country club. i'll be shooting black and white as well on my other slr. i think ill be processing in the afternoon. let me know if you guys want in :Grin:

btw, i can only develop but not print ok? i dont have my own wet darkroom yet

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/raens/darkroom.jpg

my darkroom is finally done.

raena's room (http://raena.multiply.com/photos/album/120/done#)

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/raens/darkroom.jpg

my darkroom is finally done.

raena's room (http://raena.multiply.com/photos/album/120/done#)

That looks sooo sweet! :)

this darkroom setup has "girl" written all over it :D

That darkroom is so clean and neat!!! Definitely a girl's work, a guy's would be pretty sloppy hehe. :D NICE

Joseph: Pretty much the usual, Tri-X, TMAX, Ilfords, etc... But Agfas are pretty much gone... Couldn't find China film stuff here as well.

this darkroom setup has "girl" written all over it :D

talaga? what made you think so?

this room is inside a bodega beside my motorpool and scrapyard. used to be a room where i store parts for my heavy equipments. we're restoring a d60p komastsu bulldozer right beside this darkroom.

girlie? you have to see where this room is located.

Used to be a room where i store parts for my heavy equipments. we're restoring a d60p komastsu bulldozer right beside this darkroom.




That's definitely not girlie, actually its one of the most macho things i've heard.

i'm OC more than girlie kaya mejo neat. i don't want dusts flying around coz this can mess up your negs.

i invite anybody interested in learning how to process and print the old school way. i'm no pro and i'm still learning but i did some basic b&w darkroom lessons abroad which i can share with you guys. PM me if you're interested.

talaga? what made you think so?

this room is inside a bodega beside my motorpool and scrapyard. used to be a room where i store parts for my heavy equipments. we're restoring a d60p komastsu bulldozer right beside this darkroom.

girlie? you have to see where this room is located.

ohh sorry about that. it's just that girls have a peculiar way of arranging stuff and rooms. you should see the darkroom that i grew up in. i actually meant to say that it's pretty tidy and neat :)

congratulations on finally setting up your darkroom. a lot of people here have meaning to set up their own but couldn't really get to doing it :)

cheers!

i'm OC more than girlie kaya mejo neat. i don't want dusts flying around coz this can mess up your negs.

i invite anybody interested in learning how to process and print the old school way. i'm no pro and i'm still learning but i did some basic b&w darkroom lessons abroad which i can share with you guys. PM me if you're interested.

hey im down for this! i see two ap tanks there. grabe i like the setup! very neat!

lets do one next week!

ohh sorry about that. it's just that girls have a peculiar way of arranging stuff and rooms. you should see the darkroom that i grew up in. i actually meant to say that it's pretty tidy and neat :)

congratulations on finally setting up your darkroom. a lot of people here have meaning to set up their own but couldn't really get to doing it :)

cheers!

i wanted to convert half of my room into one since i had enough space. the problem was putting up plumbing to my room :(

joseph:
let's do this!! i have a couple of neopans waiting to be eaten up by my cameras :D

when and where btw?

raena:
i LOVE your darkroom setup. :) i think what otep meant with "girl" written all over it is because it's so clean and well arranged and OC (i think mine would end up looking like yours) unlike if a man did a same darkroom setup everything will probably be all over the place...hehehe no offense guys :D:D

maybe you , joseph and i can coordinate with this black and white developing stint ... i know marton is interested too. so that makes two of us lol.

anyone up for it ? i'm praying you're all near the makati area...*hopehopehope

joseph:
let's do this!! i have a couple of neopans waiting to be eaten up by my cameras :D

when and where btw?

raena:
i LOVE your darkroom setup. :) i think what otep meant with "girl" written all over it is because it's so clean and well arranged and OC (i think mine would end up looking like yours) unlike if a man did a same darkroom setup everything will probably be all over the place...hehehe no offense guys :D:D

maybe you , joseph and i can coordinate with this black and white developing stint ... i know marton is interested too. so that makes two of us lol.

anyone up for it ? i'm praying you're all near the makati area...*hopehopehope

if we are just developing and not printing, we can pretty much do it anywhere i guess. hassle lang for me is my film scanner isnt compact at all! :(

so it'll be hard. lets shoot first you want?

donna- add me in ym, lets arrange everything

hi seph,
we could shoot first... :)
i've added you at y!m already :)

We do b&w photography + developing in UP FA in our second year and it's really easy! There's a photog workshop every summer at FA that tackles just that plus more, I believe. ^^ But then, you're from Makati, so it might be a hassle for you. ):

I have no idea where there are darkrooms that are "rented out", though. >_<

Photo paper costs a lot, too. A box is nearly P1,000. Man. /dies

Oh well, I don't think I was of much help to you. x_x Good luck, though!

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/raens/darkroom.jpg

my darkroom is finally done.

raena's room (http://raena.multiply.com/photos/album/120/done#)

That is a fantastic looking darkroom. It is not even close to my own. Good job!


http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc75/nikonf2/bw-lab.jpg

That is a fantastic looking darkroom. It is not even close to my own. Good job!


http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc75/nikonf2/bw-lab.jpg

haha!

beauty and the beast!

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/raens/darkroom.jpg

my darkroom is finally done.

raena's room (http://raena.multiply.com/photos/album/120/done#)

This looks pretty good... :) My makeshift darkroom at home (more like a darkcloset) looks like the mens room at a palengke in Pasay... Heheheh...

^ nice and neat darkroom. :) i miss printing and the "thrill" in putting your film (sa reeling) then processing it, then printing it. expensive tho. but its a one of a kind experience. :)

hey guys!!! did the developing EB push-through?!?:Grin:

i still have here my old developing tank, changing bag and some
thermometers. i just thought i want to donate it to you guys since
i don't have my film cams anymore, sold them about 2 years ago...:(

This looks pretty good... :) My makeshift darkroom at home (more like a darkcloset) looks like the mens room at a palengke in Pasay... Heheheh...

Better that i looks like one than smells like one :D

same question, did the BW dev EB pushed-through? I want to join and learn too :)

I wonder if this darkroon EB pushed through. Reading this thread only now...I suddenly missed my old B&W darkroom set-up that I gave up nearly 2 decades ago.

If this is still on, I'd love to join!

would love to join too if this pushes thru...