Darkroom

Enlarger question
I've been poking around on Ebay and Craigslist and there are some reasonble enlargers available at the moment, several Beseler 23c series. What's the most basic enlarger that I can do 35mm, 6x4.5, and 6x6 negatives, and up to 11x14 prints? Thanks, Greg -- Obscurity in the low desert: http://lodesertproto... 10 Jan 2008 06:29

B&W film developing questions
Ok, I just developed my first 3 rolls of film at home, and except for a little bit of dust on the last roll the results are excellent. I'll sporadically be developing more over the next couple of months. I'm using Rodinal, Arista's indicator stop bath, Arista's Universal non-hardening fixer, and Kentflo. Q... 27 Jan 2008 14:46

eBay: Jobo CPP-2 darkroom processor
Ted wrote: http://snipr.com/JoboCPP2 can someone tell me why this auctioned off for $1500? ... 25 Dec 2007 04:01

Lith film emulation
Hi, becaise it no more possible to find lith film I need to try with a qute common film to obtain very high contrasted pictures. I have Efke KB 25 and Rollei PAN 25 at home. Can anybody suggest a developer to have extremely contrasted subjects? Thanks all P. ... 28 Oct 2007 20:39

Durst DA900 / CLS450 - anyone have a manual / handbook thye could scan or copy?
Thanks, folks -- Dave H. (The engineer formerly known as Homeless) "Rules are for the obedience of fools, and the guidance of wise men" - Douglas Bader ... 20 Oct 2007 06:40

Digital tattoo
Do you want to apply yourself a digital tattoo? Check this out: http://tatoo-tutorial.marcelo7300.com.ar/ Marcelo ... 17 Oct 2007 00:24

WANTED: Bell & Howell 179 Filmosound lens- Excessalite 2" 1.6
On Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:24:13 -0700, "Dwight D. Eisenhower" <rottedHonda(a)yahoo.com> wrote: does anyone have this spare lens for sale ? if so, email <snip> Please do not assist or sell to this eBay fraudster, Charlie Nudo of Drums, PA, aka "66-catalina" on eBay. You may think you'd be helping out a 16mm f... 11 Oct 2007 11:40

daylight process
Hi all, At a loss of something to do, I have scanned a neg into my computer, manipulated the image, and then printed out onto an A4 transparency sheet as a negative, in the dark I then taped it onto a sheet of very old Kodak bromide paper, put a sheet of glass over it and placed it into the sun for about 1 hour. ... 30 Sep 2007 18:55

Daylight AQ Negative Film used for making photopolymer rubber stamps
I need expert darkroom help. Moderator - if this is too far off topic, or judged to be spam, please remove. I make rubber stamps from photopolymer resin. The first step is to produce a negative. The industry nowadays uses a product that is contact exposed to UV light and then washed out with a liquid deve... 3 Oct 2007 22:22

Meter accuracy
This really isn't a darkroom question but since most who read these posts are competent photographers I will ask.....how do I calibrate or check the accuracy of a handheld light meter? I use it in the ambient light mode. ... 20 Sep 2007 09:14