Re: [Leica] Re: Where We Post From@ILM.COM

[shino@ubspainewebber.com]

> From: Tristan Tom <tristan@tristantom.com>
> 
> I post from the Richmond Marina area in the East Bay of Northern 
> California. I work in Marin County for Industrial Light and Magic,

ILM. sounds cool.

> I have a bit of a dilemma in that I want to learn to do my own 
> darkroom developing and printing, but I have not space in the 
> apartment I live and have not found any resources in or around my 
> area to do this. Neither have I found a good local lab to take Tri-X 
> to. Maybe I should try mailorder for proof prints? How's Kodaks 
> mailorder service?

developing rollfilm is fairly simple, fairly cheap and
takes practically no space.  even without an enlarger,
if you can find a place to make contact sheets or prints or scans,
you will have the benefit of consistently developed and well-handled
negatives.  the enlarger would be helpful because you can make a contact
sheet on grade II paper to judge the qualities of the negative.

i learned by reading the "Zone VI Workshop" by Fred Picker.  although a bit
pedantic, i think it's a good way to start because he tells you
exactly what to do, what brand names to buy, etc (Tri-X and HC-110 of
course!)

my lugger friends motivated me to develop a couple of rolls over the
weekend--the first i'd done in well over 10 years.  i didn't drag
out the enlarger or the jobo processor, i did it very simply, agitating
by hand, just like the very first time.

only, instead of using my mom's kitchen sink and can openers, it was my
wife's. :-)

- -rei