digital_archivist
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Is there a facility to install a fan?
If the tent gets blown up by the fan one might wonder if there is any air exchange. And any blown out air then likely would remain in the room and finally would be blown into the tent again.
That helps a lot - thank you!Hope that helps!
I run a power strip in the bottom vent underneath the fan. I wish the tent had a cable guides up one of the back corners, but you can just Velcro strap to the bottom of the enlarger column too.
There's a thin layer of oil on the interior of the tent, including the ground mat
Can I just wipe that oil off ?
@xtol121 and @digital_archivist : How did you manage to get rid of it ?
Assuming the intake air is filtered that will have huge advantages for dust mitigation too. Your tent is pressurized and will push dust out replacing it with filtered intake air, not pull dusty air in.My Ilford Darkroom Tent showed up a few weeks ago. I have it set up in the corner of my bedroom and no matter how tiny 4’x4’ seems, it’s a whole lot bigger when it’s a big black tent in your bedroom. Not exactly great as decor… As far as usability it does exactly what it says. I’ve used it to print black and white, color, and to load and develop film.
There are very tiny pinholes along the seams but they do not add to exposure over the 20ish minutes it takes to process film. I processed one test roll of 400TX with my normal Harrison bag and then another roll in open tanks in the Ilford tent. Both films had a base fog of 0.18. Seems safe to me?
I started with my Leitz Focomat V35 enlarger but just upgraded to a Saunders/LPL 4550 because I found a good deal and I love making bad decisions. The LPL 4x5 enlarger does fit and surprisingly the baseboard footprint is similar to the V35. The column is tall though and pushes at the top of the darkroom tent. I cut a 10” circle out of cardboard and stuffed it on top of the column to distribute the pressure. Works fine for now.
I have enough room for 3 8x10 trays on a tray ladder. I have a 4th tray on the table that I use to walk the print out of the tent and down the hall to a holding tray. I also have 2 small tables that fit under my main table to keep paper boxes and paper safes, as well as a binder of negatives I’m working on at the moment.
My Arista safelight and a daylight LED bulb are hung from the loop at the top of the tent. The cable then runs down the back of the enlarger. I wish the tent hard a few more loops up the edges for cable routing.
I also have an inline duct fan installed. When in operation with the tent zipped up it actually inflates the tent so the interior grows about 8-12” all around. It feels much roomier and gives about 6 feet of space which is much more comfortable to move around in.
I have been using my bathroom for the past 3 years and it’s enough of a struggle to set up that more often than not I just don’t print. Putting up and taking down to print with the Ilford tent would probably be a similar amount of work, but gives me a space I enjoy being in more, and it keeps my bathroom in a normal state. My bathroom layout is awkward, might not be the case for others. I wish the tent was around when I started printing, it’s a really neat piece of gear and I think it’s well made for the price. Living in a small apartment, it’s made printing less of a chore.
Hi guys, I just received my pop-up darkroom. Very well built and easy to setup
I bought a 6" VivoSun inline blower and used the 8" bottom vent to pass an extension cord
There's a thin layer of oil on the interior of the tent, including the ground mat
Can I just wipe that oil off ?
@xtol121 and @digital_archivist : How did you manage to get rid of it ?
I wrote last friday to Ilford UK and Ilford CA about the problem, no answer yet
I can't say that I'm impressed by the support
Did I just threw 368CAD trough the windows ?
Who did you buy it from? Can you exchange it for another with the seller?
Telephone Amplis.
They aren't actually an "official Canadian Vendor". They are actually the Canadian distributor for Ilford branded products, and run a web store on the side. The Ilford black and white line of products is just one of many they distribute, and most likely they are staffed and resourced more as a distributor than a retail outlet.
They are probably better set up to deal with product issues brought to them by the retailers they supply.
They probably can and will help you - just don't expect the same sort of response to communication times that a store with full time staff would be able to offer.
From amplis.com, the official canadian Ilford vendor (Buying from B&H was just too expensive)
They don't answer to emails
I do not get your point at all..
If one offers retail than one is a retailer, including all legal implications and customer expectations. If cannot fulfill these then one must not start doing retail.
I have a question on the tent - I am thinking of possibly using one for loading film or exposing prints only in my apartment front hall way (then developing in the bathroom) but the space isn't 4 feet wide, closer to 3 feet.
Is there a way to set up the tent in a more narrow space? Is it adaptable?
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