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I'm joining the forum in hopes to learn more about photography. I caught a bit of a bug shooting with the Pentax k1000. After getting a few rolls of film developed after a trip recently, I thought my money would be better spent on the supplies I need to develop film myself. I just bought a bunch of stuff online (had to mix and match from Amazon and B&H because I wanted to get everything I needed). I'm sure I'll need more stuff in the future, but got the basics including chemicals, bags, tank, etc...I actually prefer color photos, but everything I got was for black and white because from everything I've read black and white can be more forgiving regarding time and temperature (I do intend on being exact, but it just seemed like the first step...am I wrong?).

I also intend on buying a scanner as well in the near future. I was thinking some like a Epson 600...something affordable but also capable of doing a good job. Reasonable, no?

My way of thinking is that this would be an economical way of processing the film - it'll pay for itself in no time if I'm developing enough. That way I can put all that money towards a better camera or other gear.
 

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Nice to see you here!
V600 is fine and easy to use scanner.
C-41 is as easy as bw once you are confident with bw. As long as you are not trying to emulate digital with film, you'll be fine.
You will need Adobe LR as well and Epson C88+ is best economical ink printer. Works with any paper and takes non-OEM inks.
 
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Thanks bro!
 

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Hi, James! Welcome to Photrio from Germany.
I use a V600 for about four years for scanning my 120 negatives - no issues so far. IMO the V600 is not better or worse than any other flatbed scanner in the same price range.
I can really recommend the adjustable betterscanning.com film holder - it's a great improvement compared to the original one.
 
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Hi, James! Welcome to Photrio from Germany.
I use a V600 for about four years for scanning my 120 negatives - no issues so far. IMO the V600 is not better or worse than any other flatbed scanner in the same price range.
I can really recommend the adjustable betterscanning.com film holder - it's a great improvement compared to the original one.
Thanks for the recommendation of the better scanning film holder - I'll have to look into that.
 

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Hi James -

Welcome to the best analog weighted photography website around !
Lots of helpful people here ( as you have seen ) to help you figure things out. The hardest thing
about processing film ( any kind ) is loading the reels, so sacrifice a roll and practice in the light
and then close your eyes when you feel confident ( yes, like a lot of people even with the lights out eyes are closed! )
Don't let the film vs digital outrage-threads deter you from having a good time, cause that is what it is all about !
John
PS K1000! great camera :smile: !
 
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Thanks - yes, I have been quite happy with my camera. One thing I wish I had was aperture priority mode, but so far I've been okay without it. I've just been keeping the shutter speed around 60 and then adjusting the aperture so that the light meter is neither overexposed or underexposed. Is that how it works? A friend of mine with a background of film was digging my photos but said maybe depth or focus could be worked on. I've used 30 as a shutter speed while using a table as a tripod, but didn't want to waste the picture if it were blurry. That's another thing I wish to learn about on the forum: long exposures, double exposures and pictures with very fast shutter speeds (like a train or cars, not really sure).:angel::angel::angel::angel::angel:
 

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Welcome to APUG Photrio!
 
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Welcome! You will not regret deciding to process film yourself. Not only is it about economy. It's also about control.
Good point! I'm hoping to find that!
 

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Welcome, James. I am pretty new here myself, and I can tell you the people here are amazing. I have yet to ask a question without someone already having had experience with the exact same issue. There is a lot of knowledge among the people here, and they share it for FREE.

Developing your own film is the way to go. I am glad that we still have access to film labs in the U.S., but there is no way I could afford that. You will save so much money, and it isn’t hard. And it’s fun. I have a V550 and it works just fine.

Good luck!
 
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