The Film Developing Cookbook, 2nd Edition

Steve Anchell · Sep 2, 2019

The Film Cookbook is alive and well and at the publisher. The 2nd ed. is filled with new and up-to-date information on the state of film and developing that Bill Troop and I have spent the last 22 years gathering and sorting through. Bill and I hope this will carry film and darkroom well into the future and provide an invaluable resource for all darkroom workers, present and yet to be born.

We are anticipating a publication date of early next year, though Focal Press has not yet posted it to Amazon. I'll let you know when they do.

Both Bill and I apologize for taking so long but can assure you it will be worth the wait.

Steve Anchell

Kino · Sep 2, 2019

Great News! I was wondering where you were in relation to a release.

Looking forward to the release...

Steve Anchell · Sep 2, 2019

Thank you, Kino. I'll try to be diligent keeping everyone updated. As soon as we settle on a new cover design I'll post it here.

Nodda Duma · Sep 2, 2019

Awesome, Steve. Can’t wait!

Ian Grant · Sep 2, 2019

Well done Steve, hope the new book is up to your usual standard.

Ian

voceumana · Sep 2, 2019

I am very much looking forward to this publication!

As an editorial note, I hope the publisher changes the incorrect usage found in the 1st edition for square inches--i.e., the 1st edition uses "80² inches" to mean "80 square inches", though as noted, it means 1600 inches. The correct notation is either spelled out, or "80 in²". As written in the 1st edition, the interpretation is 1600 inches, a linear measurement, and not a measurement of area.

wyofilm · Sep 2, 2019

Can't wait! I have benefited from two of your other books.

NedL · Sep 2, 2019

voceumana said:
I am very much looking forward to this publication!

As an editorial note, I hope the publisher changes the incorrect usage found in the 1st edition for square inches--i.e., the 1st edition uses "80² inches" to mean "80 square inches", though as noted, it means 1600 inches. The correct notation is either spelled out, or "80 in²". As written in the 1st edition, the interpretation is 1600 inches, a linear measurement, and not a measurement of area.

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Steve Anchell · Sep 2, 2019

Ian Grant said:
Well done Steve, hope the new book is up to your usual standard.

Ian

Greetings, Ian! I was wondering where you were. I haven't been able to find your email addresses in ages. I would have liked your input on the latest ed. I also don't see how to send a private message on this site.

SA

voceumana · Sep 2, 2019

NedL said:
6400

My bad!

MattKing · Sep 2, 2019

Steve Anchell said:
Greetings, Ian! I was wondering where you were. I haven't been able to find your email addresses in ages. I would have liked your input on the latest ed. I also don't see how to send a private message on this site.

SA

It is called "Starting a Conversation"
Click on Ian's User Name, a box will pop up and "Start a Conversation" is one of the clickable options.
Fill in a title, put the content of your message in the appropriate box, and then scroll down to the button that says "Start a Conversation".
From then on there is an Inbox link at the top right of most pages that will show an indicator when you have a message/conversation waiting for you.
Good luck with your new edition!

Steve Anchell · Sep 2, 2019

MattKing said:
It is called "Starting a Conversation"
Click on Ian's User Name, a box will pop up and "Start a Conversation" is one of the clickable options.
Fill in a title, put the content of your message in the appropriate box, and then scroll down to the button that says "Start a Conversation".
From then on there is an Inbox link at the top right of most pages that will show an indicator when you have a message/conversation waiting for you.
Good luck with your new edition!

Thank you, Matt.

RalphLambrecht · Sep 3, 2019

wyofilm said:
Can't wait! I have benefited from two of your other books.

+1

iandvaag · Sep 3, 2019

Great, I'm looking forward to the release!

howardpan · Sep 3, 2019

Hi Steve,

I look forward to buying the second edition. The first edition has been a great resource. I read it cover to cover and refer back every so often. I have mixed up my own developer and really enjoyed it. Thank you.

Larry Cloetta · Sep 3, 2019

I’m in! Thanks for the heads up, but be sure to post here once it’s available, as my short term memory isn’t what it used to be, and Amazon won’t alert me.

silveror0 · Sep 3, 2019

I don't expect this release to provide any info on the NEW HC-110 and certainly not the shelf life of the concentrate (a topic of much speculation on this forum), but the book is sure to be a big winner. Is it unreasonable to anticipate addenda to the book in some form as this info becomes known to you both (excluding shelf life, of course)? Thanks for all your effort, Bill and Steve.

Steve Anchell · Sep 4, 2019

silveror0 said:
I don't expect this release to provide any info on the NEW HC-110 and certainly not the shelf life of the concentrate (a topic of much speculation on this forum), but the book is sure to be a big winner. Is it unreasonable to anticipate addenda to the book in some form as this info becomes known to you both (excluding shelf life, of course)? Thanks for all your effort, Bill and Steve.

You may be pleasantly surprised, silveror0!

silveror0 · Sep 5, 2019

Steve Anchell said:
You may be pleasantly surprised, silveror0!

I'm always ready for pleasantry, Steve. It's hard to come by in today's world.

baachitraka · Sep 5, 2019

https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/1138204862/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i4

AgX · Sep 5, 2019

Your publisher might offer a box of samples at wholesale price at photo retailers overseas (eg. Fotoimpex). That would save buyers from paying absurd air-postage.

Ian Grant · Sep 5, 2019

AgX said:
Your publisher might offer a box of samples at wholesale price at photo retailers overseas (eg. Fotoimpex). That would save buyers from paying absurd air-postage.

Focal Press distribute in Europe themselves and always have since their founding in the UK just before WWII.

Ian

AgX · Sep 5, 2019

I did not know that Focal is the current publisher. Good to know. Strange enough even Germany's most important bookshop on photo-technical books has it not listed. That trickled my remark.

cmacd123 · Sep 5, 2019

want placed on ABE books for author Anchell and ISBN 1138204862

gcoates · Sep 6, 2019

When I go to Amazon, I see many different editions of the Film Developing Cookbook and the Darkroom Cookbook. Which of those are current?

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