Buying film and paper in Melbourne from Teds

Molli · Feb 14, 2014

As a belated addition to this thread, Mike, I came across this advertisement recently and immediately thought of you. Firstly, even Kodak wants you to stop using those finicky large sheets of film.

Secondly, the ad. might not be arriving in the most timely manner. Check the date of publication!

Wyno · Feb 15, 2014

Thanks Molli. I still haven't used what I bought from Teds yet. I went back to the TAFE that I worked at her in Geelong a week or so ago, and asked if I could use their darkroom on a pay for play basis. The guy in charge told me that it hasn't been used (at all) since the end of 2011, and I could use it for free, as long as I could teach anyone who wanted to learn about film photography that came along. He also sweetened the deal and said that I could have all their old stock of paper and chemicals to use for free. You can probably guess that I said yes.

Molli · Feb 15, 2014

Why do I get the sudden feeling that I live on the wrong side of the bay??

Mike, that is fantastic! That has to be the best "trade" around. A darkroom, chemicals, paper and a golden opportunity to start your own cult!
(What's in it for the school?! )

Mick Fagan · Feb 15, 2014

Well done Mike. Do they have an 8x10" enlarger by any chance?

Molli, very good find there, albeit 102 years late, but still a topical addition to the thread.

Mick.

StoneNYC · Feb 15, 2014

Molli said:
As a belated addition to this thread, Mike, I came across this advertisement recently and immediately thought of you. Firstly, even Kodak wants you to stop using those finicky large sheets of film.

Secondly, the ad. might not be arriving in the most timely manner. Check the date of publication!

My question is... Is that a roll of 122 film? They don't say which size is the 4x5 but as I remember 122 is at least close?

Second, they say "even printing in daylight" so what device allows you to print in daylight??!!! I want one!

Mick Fagan · Feb 15, 2014

Stone, I'm assuming a contact printing frame. In the fifties my grandfather had a 6x9 wooden framed glass topped printing frame. First you place the paper in, then your cut negative on top, closed it up then walked out into the back yard.

Exposure (did this as a young boy under my grandfather's eye) was simple. If it was sunny, I walked to the back fence and back with the frame on top of my head. If it was cloudy bright I did an extra half lap and my grandfather took it from me at the back fence and covered it with something, black cloth I think.

If it was wintery cloudy, then I would walk to the back fence up to three times. Usually we did the first exposure, developed the print in the bathroom, then using that as a guide we would print off the rest of the film, which was cut into individual negatives.

My grandfather had a Box Brownie camera, nothing flash.

Mick.

StoneNYC · Feb 16, 2014

Mick Fagan said:
Stone, I'm assuming a contact printing frame. In the fifties my grandfather had a 6x9 wooden framed glass topped printing frame. First you place the paper in, then your cut negative on top, closed it up then walked out into the back yard.

Exposure (did this as a young boy under my grandfather's eye) was simple. If it was sunny, I walked to the back fence and back with the frame on top of my head. If it was cloudy bright I did an extra half lap and my grandfather took it from me at the back fence and covered it with something, black cloth I think.

If it was wintery cloudy, then I would walk to the back fence up to three times. Usually we did the first exposure, developed the print in the bathroom, then using that as a guide we would print off the rest of the film, which was cut into individual negatives.

My grandfather had a Box Brownie camera, nothing flash.

Mick.

Sounds fun, I thought maybe there was some kind of roller that accepted an entire roll of film and you wound it to the next frame and did another exposure etc.

Anyway now I understand.

Wyno · Feb 19, 2014

Mick they don't have an 8x10 enlarger, but they do have a Beseler 4x5.
Molli, they don't have to pay someone to teach classes for just a very few people. It would just be me telling people what I've learned over the years and trying to convince them that they really, really do need a large format camera. LOL.
Stone, my grandmother had a box brownie that took 122 film and the negs were very close to 4x5. I think they had either 4 or 5 shots per roll. I now have the camera but the lens elements have separated.

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