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Hi there, i just got to say thank you for inviting me in, I was heavy into photography 25 years ago, had 3 darkroom sets. then life caught up to me and i got totaly out of it, wwweeeellll, i just fell into a superchromega-d 2 enlarger and i got it back, dug out my old 35mm Minolta single lens and the motor and accessory. now i have a bunch of questions about this guy, u did get the book offline, but i need to know the specs of the 3 lens turret. what is the thread mm on the mount? found a jillion lenses on eBay so no problem there, i would sure like to some sights to get chemicals, paper and hard plastic lab stuff. thankyou so much hope i get a response.

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If you are in Nevada then the closest major supplier is Freestyle https://www.freestylephoto.com/ - they have been in business forever and supply a nice range of house brand chemicals, paper and film. The other names haven't changed over the years: B&H Photo and Adorama in New York City are still the staples.

I recommend getting top shelf film from Kodak or Ilford - film is probably the least of one's expense in B&W photography. Stack the odds in your favor. If you mung making a print in the darkroom you can always try again. Not so when shooting film, usually one time is all you get. Cheap film is fine for getting your feet wet - learning if the camera works, the exposure meter is accurate, how to load the developing tank and processing in general; not so much for serious work.

If you are getting started after a long hiatus I recommend printing on the cheapest paper you can find - much of B&W darkroom work seems to involve turning photographic paper into waste paper. If you find you have a really good image then you can splurge on a pack of Ilford fine art paper.

I find chemistry is all about the same and there isn't much point in getting the 'name brand' stuff; I mix my own from raw chemicals except for the esoteric items.

For graduates, trays and such ebay is probably the best bet. Graduates and scales are available in the scientific and industrial supply sections.

If you need a timer then I can shameless promote f-Stop units. They are available from RH Designs in the UK and Darkroom Automation (that's me) in the US. They show up on ebay only rarely, but if you are willing to hold out and have ebay send you an alert email when one does pop up for sale you can save some money, though not as much as you might hope. In the mean time you can find f-stop timing tables and dials in the Darkroom Automation support files and in the reprint of the f-Stop timing chapter of Ralph Lambrecht's very fine book "Beyond Monochrome." The book is worth picking up - possibly the best thing out there. Available on Amazon, natch.
 

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@Michael LaBella welcome to Photrio, and welcome back to darkroom photography :smile:

I'd suggest to create separate threads in appropriate places for your questions; that way, you'll be guaranteed to get some (more) responses than you generally will get here in this place.

For instance, the question about the 3-lens turret of your Superchromega enlarger would fit very well in either the Darkroom Equipment forum (https://www.photrio.com/forum/forums/darkroom-equipment.69/) or the Enlarging forum (https://www.photrio.com/forum/forums/enlarging.87/). Feel free to start a new thread in either of these places, and be sure to include important information such as the enlarger brand & type in the thread title.

Questions about obtaining equipment such as trays etc. would also work well in the Darkroom Equipment forum. For chemistry-related questions, I can recommend either the B&W forum (https://www.photrio.com/forum/forums/b-w-film-paper-chemistry.85/) or the Color forum (https://www.photrio.com/forum/forums/color-film-paper-and-chemistry.86/), depending on which you'll be working on.

Of course, there's already a plethora of information on here, so feel free to roam around, use the search function to see if you can find some relevant threads to get you started. But don't hesitate to create new threads as you go along; nobody expects you to be able to read everything that's already there, and some things (such as the chemistry supply situation) change all the time anyway!
 

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