JDMvW Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 And to think I envisioned you having a fully-equipped darkroom with labyrinth or revolving door, opening into a couple of hundred square foot of space lined with sinks, workbenches and several enlargers. I seriously thought about it when I was adding on to the house. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen_h Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 I have a tiny darkroom in the corner of the basement, built by the previous house owner. It was some years after we bought the house that I tried using it, though. Tiny but with four safelights. Actually five, it has an 8x10 inch #3, which I have never used. Small, but big enough for film developing or printing. That, and someone giving away an enlarger got me to start again after over 20 years. -- glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_hutcherson Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 I generally USE my D76 at whatever temperature it is from sitting in a jug on the floor of the bathroom, but I always MEASURE it(I use a mercury in glass lab thermometer) and adjust the processing time according to the temperature where it's actually sitting. BTW, the typical temperature is 19ºC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbon_dragon Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 I used to think that when I retired (and that was 3 years ago for me) I'd have a darkroom. I don't, but the reason is that the world changed. I do have a very nice sunlit office with a Nikon Coolscan scanner though, as well as an old Epson Perfection V500 scanner. AND I have a ... well... cabinet with all my developing stuff including chemicals, developing tanks, darkroom guides, and so on that I use when developing, and a changing bag. So I "kinda" have a darkroom? I miss the magical watching of prints appear in the developer as if by magic, but trouble is I wasn't that GOOD at printing anyway. And given that modern printers tend to need you to print all the time to keep the printheads working (and that takes a LOT of expensive ink) and there is really no place to USE the prints (except maybe rarely) I don't even have a good photographic computer printer. If only I could have one that would print only once in a while flawlessly. Life doublecrosses your expectations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 I miss the magical watching of prints appear in the developer as if by magic, but trouble is I wasn't that GOOD at printing anyway. an additional sad enlightenment and self realization for many of us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbon_dragon Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 I think it requires great patience and a meticulous attention to detail to be a really good printer. Probably also true with digital printing, but even without those characteristics, you can do pretty good work in a way that always eluded me in the darkroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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