Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>> > ZS is only a formal way of saying 'expose for the shadows, >> > develop for the highlights' ... >> >> I have no control over development. I can only control exposure. Weeeeeell, I develop my film in a small London apartment with no darkroom. Equipment: S/steel 1 litre can S/steel spirals x 4 Plastic beakers x 4 Thermometer Funnel Stirring rod Timer Changing bag Chemical bottles (dev, alkali, stop, fix) Total cost, I dunno, maybe $150? Add to the above a film scanner, and you are home free. Invest in a bulk loader (<$20), and your costs will plummet still further. Er, that's it. Did I mention how much faster and cheaper it is than sending it to some shitty lab where they dunk every film, WHATEVER the rated speed, in the same bath? I was horrified with the results I got back a month ago from London's most famous lab. Just awful. Negs completely nuked, all highlights blocked, all shadows gone. Er, that would be the pictures of my son's birth then, that I didn't have time to process myself. That's when I asked them about their bath, and got the answer I refer to above. Yes, it's Joe's Basement in case you're interested. Looked like N+1 to me...VERY zone system, I don't think. There is nothing, NOTHING I say, to compare with the feeling of shooting all day, then coming home and developing your film that evening. - -- Johnny Deadman "The secret of playwriting can be given in two maxims: stick to the point and whenever you can, cut".