Lately I have been developing film. Its total cost with shipping and everything was about 22 dollars. You have to understand this is not a professional way of doing things although you can get great results. This is for a small hobby not for developing hundreds of rolls, and is only in Black and White.
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Here is what you need:
Chemicals: Kodak T-Max Developer and Fixer.
List of ingredients: Vinegar, rubbing alchohol, and water
Materials: Measuring cups, Timer, Storage Bottles (labels, charts, and mixing ratio on the bottle are very helpful), Wire, a Completely Darked out room, Binder clips, Pillows and blankets to put under door and block out light, Bottle opener, Small plastic tube from a pen, Roll of tape (for a weight), Film reels for developing (choose appropriate size for the mm of film you are using, and a Container large enough to hold the film reel and has a water tight lid
Tools: Plyers, and Scissors
Chemicals: Kodak T-Max Developer and Fixer.
List of ingredients: Vinegar, rubbing alchohol, and water
Materials: Measuring cups, Timer, Storage Bottles (labels, charts, and mixing ratio on the bottle are very helpful), Wire, a Completely Darked out room, Binder clips, Pillows and blankets to put under door and block out light, Bottle opener, Small plastic tube from a pen, Roll of tape (for a weight), Film reels for developing (choose appropriate size for the mm of film you are using, and a Container large enough to hold the film reel and has a water tight lid
Tools: Plyers, and Scissors
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also for getting the film out of the canister, I've used bottle openers if you don't have that tool
awesome work!
2. When I developed in my bathroom, I built a rack that sat on top of the bathtub.
It gave me additional space for tanks, trays, etc. and had the advantage that any spills went into the bathtub and not on the floor.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Dr-Lab-Experiment-One-Do-the-Dishwasher/
K.
http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/support/techPubs/edbwf/edbwf.pdf
K.
I'd like to point out that the film you show being developed here is Kodak BW400CN which is a chromogenic black and white film. That is a fancy term that means it was designed to be developed as color film in C-41 chemistry. You are developing it as a regular silver black and white film.
Not that there is anything wrong with that, I've developed C-41 film stock as black and white all the time:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/c41inbw/
Technically, you are "cross processing" the film even though you end up with the same result at the end.
Yes but most detergents nowadays have coloring and other substances that leave residues on film, so I use rubbing alcohol for the fast evaporation.
Here is a tip for you:
I have been developing my own B&W film at home for many years. If you use a changing bag and a developing tank, then you won't need a darkroom or risk fogging your film. And no more blankets, too!
A changing bag is a double lined black light-proof bag with two zips. You put your film, scissors, developing tank and reels, and bottle opener in the bag. You insert your hands in the changing bag (through rubber-tight holes) and find your way with feeling the materials inside. It takes a few tries after getting used to it. You can load your film in the developing tank while watching TV! Then you take it out of changing bag.
Once loaded in the developing tank, your film is protected from daylight, but you can still pour chemicals in the tank. You agitate using the special rod. There are tanks which take multiple reels so you can develop several rolls at once.
Search ebay for used ones, they are cheap. I personally prefer Paterson System 4 tanks, but many people find its plastic reels a pain in the a**. For a dark bag try to find something made of cotton and your hands will not sweat much (which is not good when handling film).
Good luck!
Koray