No, to get benefit rom the ZoneSystem; you should develop and print your own film;It may work with a qualified lab but, the success would depend on very close communication between the lab and you and would without doubt get very frustrating.Hi,
I have a 4x5 camera, love shooting black and white. I have no desire to do darkroom work, developing, enlarging....
Will the Zone system benefit me since I have my sheets lab developed?
Advanced thank you.
If you are willing to change one of your conditions you might be a lot happier… developing B&W is easy and affordable. I avoided it for years because I thought it took a lot of time and I really didn’t want chemistry stored in the house while my kids were small. But paying $5/sheet plus postage started to make me shoot less and less LF. I bought a Stearman Press SP-445, bigger changing bag, a few 500ml beakers, and chemistry. Already had a darkroom timer. Developing 4 sheets takes about an hour, including cleanup of the kitchen. One-shot chemistry method eliminates a lot of the storage issues; least thrifty but most convenient. I think total investment was about $200, which sounds expensive until you divide by $5 and see that the investment is quickly recouped. That will make ZS manipulation of negative a lot easier and totally within your control. And even for “normal” development… there is a real sense of wonder and accomplishment that can’t be had when using lab services!
Though I would want a lab to accept contrast index aims. And certainly a good lab “should” know how to do it, I don’t know any labs that do.No, to get benefit rom the ZoneSystem; you should develop and print your own film;It may work with a qualified lab but, the success would depend on very close communication between the lab and you and would without doubt get very frustrating.
If you want to develop film you will just have to do the dishes and put them away first. Or use the bathroom sink.Thank you. I live in a one bedroom apartment, with a small-medium sized kitchen.
How would you price such a service? I would think this to make the development so expensive that it might be unaffordable by most folks.If I pretended to be a lab and you handed me a roll of film (or sheets) and asked me to develop it to a certain contrast index I certainly could do it.
Just ask for a push development, or a pull development.
Many labs offer that, and if the lab is a quality one, the results will be similar.
The cost will be higher for the pushed or pulled sheets, but it should be predictable.
You will need to calibrate your approach to what the lab does - might end up with something different than an exact N+1 or N-1 - but you certainly can expect expansion and contraction.
Or as indicated, develop your own. A Paterson tank with a MOD 54 insert is another workable option in a small apartment.
How would you price such a service? I would think this to make the development so expensive that it might be unaffordable by most folks.
o you have a bathroom that can be made light-tight?Thank you. I live in a one bedroom apartment, with a small-medium sized kitchen.
o you have a bathroom that can be made light-tight?
as long as you and your film developing canister fit, it's big enough.Yes, but it's small.
… or as I’ve been doing throughout the 21st century… load in a large changing bag and do as Matt does. It’s a lot easier than I thought it would be.
But only if that’s what you want to do. I successfully used labs to do the processing for many years.
… or as I’ve been doing throughout the 21st century… load in a large changing bag and do as Matt does. It’s a lot easier than I thought it would be.
The Darkroom. San Clemente, CA. On the web; mail order. Always been satisfied.Great any labs, you used, still operating?
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