b & w film processing with rodinal

new to forum i posted this question originally in wrong forum. so,

here goes again. i have limited time in darkroom for both film and

paper development. looking for a lab in u.s. that will develop my

film using rodinal. by the way, thanks donald for your direction.

thanks,

bill

the paper development is the most complicated and time consuming. why not just develop your own negs in Rodinal and have them printed by someone else?

not sure what the guy above meant. my prints come up rather quickly in rodinal, generally under a minute. it's the film that takes a long time, 17 minutes.

 

if you're just doing b+w though why not develop yourself? as for printing, i dunno if the paper rodinal is that different from anything else. you can take those a lab if you don't have your own enlarger...

I would suggest that you develop the film yourself and then have prints made of the images that you want printed. You can develop film in a very short time (~15 minutes) with just a changing bag, a two-reel tank, and a sink. Film can be dried easily by just leaving it to hang in the bathroom for a few hours.

 

If you really need them done by someone else, I would strongly suggest that you try to find a local shop that does black and white and see if they will do what you want. Working with people face to face is, in my experience, much easier that working with them remotely.

 

- Randy

http://www.jandcphotography.com/

 

Ask them for suggestions by email. They're B&W specialists and a significant Rodinal dealer. Very helpful.

Here's one that does use Rodinal upon request, for a price.

 

http://www.gammasf.com

 

I've known of them for about 30 years but rarely used them because I do my own work. They have an exceptionally good reputation.

I am not sure what you mean by "limited time in darkroom". If you are using a shared darkroom and you are reserving time there, best approach would be to develop film at home, scan in a cheap flatbed just to evaluate, and go to the shared darkroom just to make the prints.

 

You can easily and cheaply develop at home if you can use a changing bag or find a place that can be made totally light proof (for instance a closet) for loading the tank.

Developing B&W film at home is really not that difficult and you will not need much equipment at all. Give it a try, it is fun!

 

Regards,

 

<br><br>

Philip Pankov <br>

<a href="http://www.PhilPankov.com/">Pictures of Ireland</a> - Fine Art Black & White Photography of Ireland

Try www.photolaboratory.com for a black and white speciality lab that does

mail order or walk in trade. It's nice to know there are still labs that run black

and white film daily, know what they're doing, and love it!