developing b&w

primal_discord · 2nd May 2004

How much is it to develop my own ? and wats the start up cost of a simple kit? no bells and whistles.... just develop.

e905591s · 2nd May 2004

Hi,

Assuming you are starting from scratch and you intend to just develop the B/W negatives, then the cost involved is relatively small. You will need a darkbag(if you don't have darkroom), a film tank with reels, a accurate thermometer and some containers to hold chemicals before pouring into the film tank. That should set you back about $60 if you buy everything new from Ruby. Cheaper if you can source for secondhand items.

THe running cost for one roll of 35mm film developed depends a lot on the kind of chemicals you use and how you use them. For my case, I use Kodak HC-110 developer one shot and reuse my fixer. The cost per developed roll turns out to be about 50 cents, so it's pretty economical.

Hope this helps.

e905591s

sfhuang · 2nd May 2004

http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthread.php?t=47659

primal_discord · 2nd May 2004

im thinking of making prints also. How much can i get an enlarger for?

West_ray · 2nd May 2004

Originally Posted by primal_discord

im thinking of making prints also. How much can i get an enlarger for?

someone selling an enlarger at yahoo auctions, cost abt 200, with lens somemore!

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primal_discord New Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 45	developing b&w How much is it to develop my own ? and wats the start up cost of a simple kit? no bells and whistles.... just develop.

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primal_discord New Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 45	Ii wanna make prints also im thinking of making prints also. How much can i get an enlarger for?

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e905591s Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 52	Hi, Assuming you are starting from scratch and you intend to just develop the B/W negatives, then the cost involved is relatively small. You will need a darkbag(if you don't have darkroom), a film tank with reels, a accurate thermometer and some containers to hold chemicals before pouring into the film tank. That should set you back about $60 if you buy everything new from Ruby. Cheaper if you can source for secondhand items. THe running cost for one roll of 35mm film developed depends a lot on the kind of chemicals you use and how you use them. For my case, I use Kodak HC-110 developer one shot and reuse my fixer. The cost per developed roll turns out to be about 50 cents, so it's pretty economical. Hope this helps. e905591s

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sfhuang Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 972	http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthread.php?t=47659