135 film

GateCityRadio · 09-29-2014, 10:39 PM

I do all of my film processing in the bathroom with the lights off. Instead of making prints I scan the film. Hopefully one day I'll have the space to set up a full dark room to do prints and all but for now this works.

Bcrary3 · 09-30-2014, 06:24 AM

Originally posted by GateCityRadio

I do all of my film processing in the bathroom with the lights off. Instead of making prints I scan the film. Hopefully one day I'll have the space to set up a full dark room to do prints and all but for now this works.

That is what I would do, as I no longer have an area to set up a darkroom, which is unfortunate. I think I soon will be purchasing some developer and seeing what happens with that.

**OrangeKx** · 09-30-2014, 06:41 AM

I use what others have mentioned: the changing bag and developing tank. Sure one has to transfer the film from the film canister "blind" working inside the bag, but I can do the whole process in my kitchen. It's super-easy once the film is safe in the tank. I did the math on having the film done by someone else vs me buying the stuff to do it myself, and in time it will pay for itself.

Bcrary3 · 09-30-2014, 07:12 AM

I have all of the equipment, more or less, I just need new chemicals, which from what it looks like aren't too expensive.

tuco · 09-30-2014, 10:38 AM

Originally posted by OrangeKx

... I did the math on having the film done by someone else vs me buying the stuff to do it myself, and in time it will pay for itself.

It's more than just the math. You can go out shooting your pictures in the day and be posting your scanned images that night! Go look a the medium format thread. Many of the images from the 645D/Z have a lot of exposure blending, focus stacking and PP. You can practically develop your film in the time some of those guys are editing one picture.

**OrangeKx** · 09-30-2014, 05:48 PM

Originally posted by tuco

It's more than just the math. You can go out shooting your pictures in the day and be posting your scanned images that night! Go look a the medium format thread. Many of the images from the 645D/Z have a lot of exposure blending, focus stacking and PP. You can practically develop your film in the time some of those guys are editing one picture.

Yup, as soon as I get two rolls ready for developing I run them and then scan the negs into LR4. Much quicker than sending them out to be done.

09-30-2014, 05:48 PM	#21
OrangeKx Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Vancouver, WA Photos: Gallery Posts: 817	True Originally posted by tuco It's more than just the math. You can go out shooting your pictures in the day and be posting your scanned images that night! Go look a the medium format thread. Many of the images from the 645D/Z have a lot of exposure blending, focus stacking and PP. You can practically develop your film in the time some of those guys are editing one picture. Yup, as soon as I get two rolls ready for developing I run them and then scan the negs into LR4. Much quicker than sending them out to be done.

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09-29-2014, 10:39 PM	#16
GateCityRadio Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Greensboro,NC Posts: 503	I do all of my film processing in the bathroom with the lights off. Instead of making prints I scan the film. Hopefully one day I'll have the space to set up a full dark room to do prints and all but for now this works.

09-30-2014, 06:24 AM	#17
Bcrary3 Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Wisconsin Photos: Gallery Posts: 391 Original Poster	Originally posted by GateCityRadio I do all of my film processing in the bathroom with the lights off. Instead of making prints I scan the film. Hopefully one day I'll have the space to set up a full dark room to do prints and all but for now this works. That is what I would do, as I no longer have an area to set up a darkroom, which is unfortunate. I think I soon will be purchasing some developer and seeing what happens with that.

09-30-2014, 06:41 AM	#18
OrangeKx Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Vancouver, WA Photos: Gallery Posts: 817	I use what others have mentioned: the changing bag and developing tank. Sure one has to transfer the film from the film canister "blind" working inside the bag, but I can do the whole process in my kitchen. It's super-easy once the film is safe in the tank. I did the math on having the film done by someone else vs me buying the stuff to do it myself, and in time it will pay for itself.

09-30-2014, 07:12 AM	#19
Bcrary3 Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Wisconsin Photos: Gallery Posts: 391 Original Poster	I have all of the equipment, more or less, I just need new chemicals, which from what it looks like aren't too expensive.

09-30-2014, 10:38 AM	#20
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,026	Originally posted by OrangeKx ... I did the math on having the film done by someone else vs me buying the stuff to do it myself, and in time it will pay for itself. It's more than just the math. You can go out shooting your pictures in the day and be posting your scanned images that night! Go look a the medium format thread. Many of the images from the 645D/Z have a lot of exposure blending, focus stacking and PP. You can practically develop your film in the time some of those guys are editing one picture.