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Camera: Homemade 14x17
Maybe a little too much detail, but here we go (I added another category for darkroom):
Cameras: Nikon FE, Rolleiflex TLR, Holga (I have many others but these are my most consistently used cameras)
Lens: 50mm (equivalent) for all, go a little wider with the Nikon when needed (28mm or 20mm). Again, have many others, but these are what I use most of the time.
Film: 100 (Acros), 400 (HP5+ or Delta 400). For pushing I like Tri-X but with paper backing issues with Kodak I'm holding off on it except for 35mm. When I shoot colour it's Provia (100 or 400x). For infrared I shoot Rollei (infrared, Retro 80s/400s), and I still have lots of HIE (most of it is fogged though), Efke Infrared, and some Konica.
Film Developer: Acros (Rodinal 1+50), HP5+ @250 (Finol), Delta @640 (also Finol), all other films/ratings: D-76 1+1 (and occasionally XTOL or TMAX developers, depends on what's available). Due to water issues all developers are made with distilled water, which I have to import into Japan (you cannot buy it here), and of course, final rinse as well.
Development Method: 2-reel (120) steel tanks and reels, all processed by hand over the kitchen sink
Darkroom: Yes - it's a bedroom converted into dry darkroom where I enlarge and develop the prints (I have tables set up where I put the trays). The window is permanently blacked out and all I have to do is hang a blackout curtain over the door and I'm good to go. I use 2 red safelights since they are better due to the long exposures/development I have with lith prints sometimes. It also has a medium-size refrigerator where I store film and expired papers, and in the summer distilled water so I can cool down film developer temperatures (tap water runs at 30C or hotter in July/Aug/Sept). I do the washing in the kitchen due to the large sink size (it can hold at least 2 8x10 trays with room to spare) and hang both film and prints from laundry clips in the bathroom.
Enlarger: LPL 7700
Enlarger Lens: I mostly just use a Schneider Coponon-S 80mm, although I have others
Paper: For contact sheets and workprints I use Fujibro RC paper (cheap and readily available in Japan). I also have been using it for lith printing (the graded papers lith but the VC papers don't). But it's been discontinued so have started using Oriental VCRP-R for everyday use which I quite like and is the most affordable. I prefer Ilford papers but they are very pricey here in Japan. For the real deal I usually use Ilford Warmtone FB or Art 300. For proper lith I use legacy stock of Foma papers (mostly 131/132) - from before the emulsion change. I also have some old Forte paper that I've been saving for lith as well.
Paper Developer: I have been a blind devotee to Ilford Multigrade for over a decade, but have switched to Chugai "My Developer" for work prints/contact sheets because it's significantly cheaper and has a much longer shelf life once opened. I have since moved over to Chugai for everything else too ("My Stop", "My Fixer", "My Washup" - welcome to Japan!). I use Fuji's Drywel as a photoflo substitute since it's the only option we have in Japan. For lith I use Moersch Easy Lith or SE5 and sometimes LD20 if I can get my hands on it.
Paper/Printing Size: I love using 9.5x12" (FB) paper, and usually print up to 8x8" on the paper. For smaller (work) prints I do 5x7 on 8x10. However I probably due 4x6 more than any other because of the Postcard Exchange.
Maybe a little too much detail, but here we go (I added another category for darkroom):
Cameras: Nikon FE, Rolleiflex TLR, Holga (I have many others but these are my most consistently used cameras)
Lens: 50mm (equivalent) for all, go a little wider with the Nikon when needed (28mm or 20mm). Again, have many others, but these are what I use most of the time.
Film: 100 (Acros), 400 (HP5+ or Delta 400). For pushing I like Tri-X but with paper backing issues with Kodak I'm holding off on it except for 35mm. When I shoot colour it's Provia (100 or 400x). For infrared I shoot Rollei (infrared, Retro 80s/400s), and I still have lots of HIE (most of it is fogged though), Efke Infrared, and some Konica.
Film Developer: Acros (Rodinal 1+50), HP5+ @250 (Finol), Delta @640 (also Finol), all other films/ratings: D-76 1+1 (and occasionally XTOL or TMAX developers, depends on what's available). Due to water issues all developers are made with distilled water, which I have to import into Japan (you cannot buy it here), and of course, final rinse as well.
Development Method: 2-reel (120) steel tanks and reels, all processed by hand over the kitchen sink
Darkroom: Yes - it's a bedroom converted into dry darkroom where I enlarge and develop the prints (I have tables set up where I put the trays). The window is permanently blacked out and all I have to do is hang a blackout curtain over the door and I'm good to go. I use 2 red safelights since they are better due to the long exposures/development I have with lith prints sometimes. It also has a medium-size refrigerator where I store film and expired papers, and in the summer distilled water so I can cool down film developer temperatures (tap water runs at 30C or hotter in July/Aug/Sept). I do the washing in the kitchen due to the large sink size (it can hold at least 2 8x10 trays with room to spare) and hang both film and prints from laundry clips in the bathroom.
Enlarger: LPL 7700
Enlarger Lens: I mostly just use a Schneider Coponon-S 80mm, although I have others
Paper: For contact sheets and workprints I use Fujibro RC paper (cheap and readily available in Japan). I also have been using it for lith printing (the graded papers lith but the VC papers don't). But it's been discontinued so have started using Oriental VCRP-R for everyday use which I quite like and is the most affordable. I prefer Ilford papers but they are very pricey here in Japan. For the real deal I usually use Ilford Warmtone FB or Art 300. For proper lith I use legacy stock of Foma papers (mostly 131/132) - from before the emulsion change. I also have some old Forte paper that I've been saving for lith as well.
Paper Developer: I have been a blind devotee to Ilford Multigrade for over a decade, but have switched to Chugai "My Developer" for work prints/contact sheets because it's significantly cheaper and has a much longer shelf life once opened. I have since moved over to Chugai for everything else too ("My Stop", "My Fixer", "My Washup" - welcome to Japan!). I use Fuji's Drywel as a photoflo substitute since it's the only option we have in Japan. For lith I use Moersch Easy Lith or SE5 and sometimes LD20 if I can get my hands on it.
Paper/Printing Size: I love using 9.5x12" (FB) paper, and usually print up to 8x8" on the paper. For smaller (work) prints I do 5x7 on 8x10. However I probably due 4x6 more than any other because of the Postcard Exchange.
I'm digging this. Nice to see another C7700 user.
My bathroom is a temporary darkroom, so I have to spend an hour each side of my dark room to setup and pack away. Do you use trays or a vertical type tank?
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