Water for mixing Chemistry
It's been a long time since I was in a darkroom and way back then I used tap water. But reading everything today says not to use it. I was planning on using distilled from the grocery. Is that OK? And what about heating it for mixing.My darkroom is in the basement so I have no stove nearby. I was...
Mummies in the darkroom
Apparently photo chemistry won't bump off a mummy, gets some splashed on it and it just keeps going. In case someone has a mummy show up while they're developing film... The Mummy's Shroud, 1967, Hammer Films
Darkroom in Europe
Setting up a darkroom in Sweden. What kind of problems do run into with development chemistry and EU regulations and local Swedish regulations? I saw a pamphlet for the City of Stockholm and they are basically pledging to hunt down and eliminate "all chemicals". Hydroquinone was especi...
Powder chemistry expiration dates
I need some advice from you seasoned darkroom guys. I've looked through these threads and can't find anything. While cleaning in the garage, I discovered a box with packages of Kodak Dektol, Fixer and various other developers. Some of the packets have expiration dates in 2007 and 2009 and ot...
What to do with a darkroom estate
A lifelong photographer friend of mine recently died., He left behind a full darkroom with lots of premium equipment and even chemistry and lots of paper. It all good stuff Oriental Seagull paper, Zone VI enlarger and chemistry.We are in Michigan.Can anyone help me figure out where to pos...
Mini portable darkroom? Or light tight container for single sheet stand dev?
I don't have access to a darkroom and no means to modify anything around the apartment into a darkroom. Hence I have been dealing with film in a small film tent and developing in a jobo 3010. However I would like to try some stand development with efke25. Does anyone have an idea of how I can do ...
Darkroom chemistry Forum?
I haven't stumbled across a forum on here, just wondering if there's a section I've missed,, or if someone could recommend a good forum in another area. I have a few chemistry related questions with Kodak chemicals for b/w film processing.