I've been doing B&W darkroom for less than a year now. I hear people talking about all sorts of different developer and film combinations, my question is: what...

A friend of mine has an Aristo Cold Light head for a Beseler MX enlarger. We were just testing it out recently while getting their darkroom up and running --...

What is formalin used for in a darkroom. Found a bottle of it. Does it have any use in black and white photography?

My brain is still on summer vacation....to make a 10 per cent weight to volume solution, e.g. for ~ 1 litre of solution. Do I put 100 g. in 1000 ml or do I put...

I'm building a light table. I'm going to use either 18" or 24" fluorescent tubes. I have a nearby plastics shop which has acrylic and plexi sheets. How fussy...

I wanted to printed a 35mm to included the sprocket holes and film information. I thought I'd us a surplus 4x5 glass Beseler carrier. It appears now that I'm...

I recently looked at a local studio's price list and was shocked. An 8X10 was going for $40 for a wedding shoot. Is this high low or in the middle? Thx.

What are the best and or easiest methods of producing large negatives, discounting inkjet or digital methods. Do I have to make an internegative first? The...

It's small request, but, once you take your film out of the tank and attach the film hangers what do you hang the hangers on? Currently I'm using a couple of...

What's the general consensus about having "paper white" in a B&W photo. Should even the whitest of clouds always be a little greyer than the edge of the paper?...

Can someone explain to me the subtlies between these two films. I recently decided I'd switch from Kodak TMY 400 to Ilford Delta 400. My developer is XTOL. My...

I have the rapid fix kit which makes a US gallon. If I mix it at working strength for fixing film do I just dilute it 1:1 for paper? Thx.

How do I determine what is "black enough" on a contact print? I've done an exposure test strip 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 secs. and have determine there is just a...

Can black spots on a print be caused by dirty elements in a condensor enlarger? It's either dirty element, or an air bubble. The thing is, I thought I'd try...

Can someone post a link to lens test charts. I have a couple of old lenses/cameras I want to test. Someone named John Chap (?) had some available a while back...

I souped some TMX 100 in XTOL last night at 1:1, 9 minutes @ 68F and I notice that I can hardly see the K'ODAK logo above the sprocket holes, the frame numbers...

Anyone experience buying bulk from JD Photochem (aka Fotochem, I think) in Quebec, Canada? I would be interested in bulk sources in the US also. Thx.

Slightly OT but...what film/slide format was 36mm X 36mm? I found an old slide taken in the 60s and have no idea what camera it's from.

What is this paper? I was recently given a batch of it. c. 1979. Thx.

I'm having trouble locating a local source in Canada for concentrated sulfuric acid (98%) my photo chem supplier no longer carries it. Can the reversal bath...