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Kona
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Re: E200 - E6 Home Processing
07/04/09 03:21 PM
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Being a darkroom fanatic myself, perhaps I could help with ideas or suggestions should you need them.
For loading film in developing tanks -- at least initially -- you might like to try a film changing tent like those from Harrison. You don't have to be in a absolutely pitch black room to load film with one of these. The Harrison looks like a tiny camping tent only it has sleeves to fit your arms in to handle the film inside. Film can be loaded onto reels and tanks (the inside of the tent is absolutely light-tight) while you're still in comfortable daylight. The Harrisons are expensive though. A much less costly alternative is the Calumet "Changing Room".
The tents are really nice to have compared to the still cheaper film changing bags, which are generally hot, clammy (there is little air space inside these) and the bag material on top of your hands gets in the way.
With a tent and a daylight-type developing tank, you can easily process film and try out the process without yet going into a full darkroom setup.
If you're really, really, really dedicated, you could get a PhotoTherm Sidekick processor. These are still made and supported. Completely automatic, not terribly big either (they look to be comparable to a Jobo CPP). The results with one of these processors would be as good as, if not *better* than most labs.
Be prepared though, as at $5,000 new it'll cost you as much as a high end telescope mount!
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