What's the consensus, as we close 2008? Anyone still using drum scanners with PMT tubes? Any particular reason, from a photographer's point of view, why this...

Hello all... I haven't been in a darkroom since high school, and that's nearing 40 years, so there's a lot of re-learning to do... a short series of related...

This is a darkroom board how is that camera of any interest to anyone here?

Ed: The 110 cassettes do not fit in a Minolta-16, Minolta-16 in a 110. The 110 is much larger. Al Doyle

Christie: You wont be able to find any ektachromes in the Minolta-16 cassettes, unless you want to spool it yourself. Using a film slitter with fresh 35mm...

Ed: Don't use Recordak in a 16mm camera. It has a really sticky remjet backing. Besides HS-U and Kodaks new 3446 are available in Minolta-16 cartridges. Al...

Hello, I processed a roll of Ilford film the other night (first attempt at this!). The developing went fine, and before hanging the negatives to dry I put...

Notorious* wrote: What is the best way to make copies of hundreds of 35mm slides? I have several hundred boxes of slides each with more than thirty ...

Bruno Köller wrote: Sorry, what does mean 'cleaning a CMOS' ? Cleaning the image sensor (CMOS or CCD) in a digital SLR camera. -- --...

Can someone publish or point me in a direction to find divided developers for B&W and C-41 films (and sure why not E-6 while we're on the subject). Thx.

OK so I'm too cheap to buy "real" developing trays. I went down to the local hardware store and bought "dish trays" to develop my 8X10 stock. They're perfect...

I know TF-4 is the recommended fixer for PMK and TMX-100. How about Kodak Rapid Fix without Part B (the hardener). Can this also work or will problems result?...

How do I avoid having neg pops on an MX45 enlarger. I've read where some keep the enlarger light on until ready to print keeping the neg popped and focussing...

I scored a used tray siphon from ebay. It seems "too tall" to properly clip on to my 11X14 tray. Is there some sort of trick to using these things. BTW, I paid...

My local shop no longer sells 35mm plastic cassettes for bulk loading. I can't stand the metal ones. Who in North America sells online bulk loading supplies...

Is there another way to remove Edwal No Scratch from film other than the recommended cleaner, of which, I have none!

What's the best way to mix, work and store KRST? Does one prepare and keep it as a working solution from the liquid (say, mix up a litre) or use it one shot?...

Anyone interested in applying for/creating a new group called rec.photo.darkroom.digital? I'm thinking it's time this be recognized as a branch of image...

Is there a simple way to process color negs without investing in a Jobo or other moderately expensive system? How critical is controlled development anyway?...

When speaking about Density Range....is the density range of any given image measured from the darkest part of the image (highlight) to the lightest part of...