[rollei_list] Re: Tripod versus handheld redux
- From: "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:52:34 -0700
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From: "Bob James" <starboy0@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 8:04 AM
Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Tripod versus handheld redux
Hello Richard,
Talking about B&W. I absolutely do want to learn how to do
my own processing. Can it be done without a darkroom
permanently set up? Do you recommend any books with this in
mind?
Thanks,
Bob
The answer is _absolutely_. I don't know what books
are currently available but there are a great many older
ones. Kodak was a great source of accurate information, if
you can find old Kodak publications, perhaps through Amazon,
they are a good place to start. I think there is also
information on the web.
A permenant darkroom is a great convenience but far
from a necessity. For B&W film processing you need very
little equipment. For making enlargements you need some
more. Film can be done anywhere because one can use a
"chaning bag" to load developing tanks and the tanks are
light tight. Running water is a great help but, again, not a
necessity.
For printing you need a space you can black out, but
the ligh proofing can be of the sort that is removable.
I use my kitchen as a darkroom. I live in a very small
duplex so a temporary set-up is necessary. The only thing
that stays in place is the enlarger and given different
circumstances I could change that.
Its been a while since I tried to put together a
bibliography and can't do it from memory but I will do a
little research and see what I come up with. I will say that
old books, for the most part, are still valid and some are
very helpful.
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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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