[rollei_list] Re: New to the list
- From: "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:03:24 -0700
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From: "CheshireCCat" <cheshireccat@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 9:33 AM
Subject: [rollei_list] New to the list
Long time viewer and first time poster. Had a rollei 3.5 E
for a couple months
now. I've taken a dozen rolls and haven't developed a
single one yet. Nowhere
around here to develop 120 and it's been a very long time
since my photography
classes in high school and college. I picked up my camera
off of ebay for $400
which I don't think is a terrible price and the seller
claimed that it had a
recent CLA in a place in Florida. (don't have the camera
with me this minute so
I can't say where exactly. So I'm still not sure how well
it works. But it's fun
to take pictures. I've talked to a few people and I have
been getting sent from
one place to another to have the meter repaired. The
needle just bounces around
and doesn't care what kind of light there is. I would like
to find a place to
get this meter fixed or replaced. I see meters n ebay
occasionally, but they are
all for 3.5F and from what I understand, they will not
work together. I have
heard that the meters are notoriously unreliable, but I
would just like
everything to work right off the bat, so if anyone has any
ideas where I can get
the meter repaired or replaced, I'm all ears.
J.D.
I haven't searched around for used darkroom equipment
lately but not long ago it was going for a song and easy to
find. You need very little to develop roll film, even color.
A bit more for contact printing (practical for 2-1/4 X
2-1/4) and more for enlarging.
For developing B&W roll film you need:
A tank, I recommend the stainless steel kind or any tank
that is agitated by inverting it.
A pair of film clips, spring clothes pins will do.
A funnel (from the grocery, to pour solutions back into the
bottles)
Some bottles (plastic ones will do, use high density
plastic).
Packaged developer (D-76 is always reliable but Xtol gives
somewhat better performance).
Stop bath (distilled vinegar diluted to half strength will
do).
Fixer, you can use rapid fixer, which comes as a liquid
concentrate, or Kodak fixer, which is a powder. The powder
fixer takes about twice as long to fix. Fixer should really
be done in two successive baths but more on that later.
A wash aid, you don't really need this but it cuts wash time
from half an hour to five minutes.
Washing can be done by just putting the tank under a running
faucet but its better if you have a length of hose to stick
into the center of the tank.
Wetting agent like Kodak Photo-Flo, this is used as a final
rinse to eliminate water spots. A better wetting agent can
be made by mixing the Photo-Flo with rubbing alcohol (NOT
the kind with flavorings like Oil of Wintergreen in it) as
follows:
To one liter of water add one ounce of 70% rubbing alcohol
and half a cap (2.5ml) of Photo-Flow. Soak the washed film
in this for two minutes and hang up to dry without
squeegeeing.
You need a dry, clean place to dry the film.
If you don't have a dark place to load the tanks you need a
changing bag, they are not expensive. For temporary use one
can even use a heavy overcoat by wrapping it around and
sticking your arms through the sleeves. In fact, thats how
changing bags originated.
Lets see what else? A good thermometer and some sort of
timer preferably with a sweep second hand although a digital
timer that counts seconds is OK. A watch will do although a
settable timer is a convenience. That's all. Put the film in
the tank, pour in the developer, agitate as directed and
develop as in the charts for the particular film. Follow the
instructions and you will get good, printable negatives.
Depending on how good a shopper you are we are talking
about maybe $20 to $50 not counting chemicals.
If you decide to undertake this folks on this list can
help with any problems or questions you have.
--
Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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