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bobbysandstrom said:Any suggestions other than a water bath or air conditioner to maintain 68F in a room with ambient air at 80F?
An interesting question! I have just emerged from my attic darkroom - at 7 am on an overcast day the temperature of everything was a cosy 24°C and I simply adjusted my film processing time according to the Ilford chart. I really do not see any difference between these negs and ones processed for longer at 20°C/68°F. If I really wanted to get down to 20°C/68°F, I think I'd go for an air conditioner - this would cool down the whole darkroom environment (including you) and would also be great for loading sheet film into holders or rollfilm onto spirals (nice dry fingers!). The only change I'd make for high temperatures would be to consider using hardening fix, as the mains water supply is likely to be around 15 - 18°C if the air temp. is 30.bobbysandstrom said:Any suggestions other than a water bath or air conditioner to maintain 68F in a room with ambient air at 80F? I've read processing at this temperature isn't wise.
Claire Senft said:If higher temperatures work well for you, you might think about the Zone VI timer that speeds up and slows down with temperature variations. It has a setting for both film and paper. I have never used one myself.
waynecrider said:Your 80 deg ambient temp tho is a mystery to me if you have a/c in the house.
bobbysandstrom said:I don't have a dedicated air conditioner for the room.
Any suggestions?
bobbysandstrom said:Any suggestions?
Elox said:That is easy to understand. Try a Texas summer in an old house, no window in the darkroom for a window unit, darkroom is on the west side of the house, A/C set @ 78º (I swear my wife is part reptile), and an outside temp of 90º at 10 PM. I understand perfectly.
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