• Developing 35mm film to negatives
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By chance I came across 50 rolls of 35mm film. [IMG]http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a166/ballsandy/P7204050.jpg[/IMG] Mostly a mix of 200 and 400 ISO but there were two rolls of Black and White film which is really cool. This is heaven for me. The shit is getting expensive now and it's incredible to get a few years worth of film for my SLR and Polaroid framebuffer printer (A device that let you dump screenshots and images directly to rolls of film. This is the REAL way to take a screenshot :v:). Unfortunately half the fun is buying the film. The other half is paying to get it developed. I want to develop it myself. I already have the bare essentials, the developing tank, timer, and a closet, but I don't have the rest of the hardware like the enlarger and such mainly because I just want to develop the film to a negative and then scan the roll in using my Nikon drum scanner and then finish it off in Photoshop. The thing is I only know of the developing process (developer, agitate and wait x minutes, then stopper, agitate and wait x minutes, finally fixer, agitate and wait x minutes) but I don't really know personally if that turns the film from exposed to negatives. In fact, is anyone on FP old enough to have even owned a darkroom? There are a few videos on youtube on how to develop film but none really bother what it looks like after developing so I don't know if right after the developing you have negatives or not.
Holy Christ, that is an awesome haul. 'By chance I came across' my butt. I'd recommend going to an old fashioned camera shop (There used to be one locally that developed film from those box cameras) and asking them.
[QUOTE=MIPS;24924087]By chance I came across 50 rolls of 35mm film.[/QUOTE] :rolleyes:
Sell it and use that money to get more varied film.
I have about 4 years of darkroom experience under by belt. Been developing my own ever since and own an enlarger and all the necessary equipment. If you need a hand at all with any of the techniques or technical aspects don't hesitate to ask.
My uncle had a full darkroom behind his studio before he upgraded completely to digital. He had the wall knocked down and made his studio bigger, shame really, would have been nice to have a play :(
I have my moms old slr and she is gonna teach me how to use it some time. Last year I took a graphics design class and we had to develop negatives, don't remember how though.
Also, you can easily pick up an SLR for about £50 with a couple of lenses. you don't need the fancy ones, i am using a dead simple canon AE-1 that has an automatic aperture. Its handy but i tend to leave it on manual as i like to control my depth of field over shutter speed.
I prefer digital, mainly because it's easier. Still I have respect for people who still take "analog" photos.
50 quid, I thought they were more than that, especially with lenses [editline]04:04PM[/editline] oh, and how the hell do you accidentally find 50 rolls of film
[QUOTE=DrLuke;24925711]I prefer digital, mainly because it's easier. Still I have respect for people who still take "analog" photos.[/QUOTE] Digital is practical for the casual photographer and can be deadly for a professional one. I find the ease that digital photographs can look good scary. However i reserve a special hatred for people who do a close up of say a cigarrette and say "look at me I'm a photographer" A photographer is an artist who studies his subject and takes it for more reason that it looks good. Its why i can sell mine, because they all have a story and meaning. if everyone could sell a photo if it looked nice then there would be no place in the world for genuine artists (rant over) [editline]10:07PM[/editline] [QUOTE=shatteredwindow;24925719]50 quid, I thought they were more than that, especially with lenses [editline]04:04PM[/editline] oh, and how the hell do you accidentally find 50 rolls of film[/QUOTE] new they are a lot. But second hand is the way to go, since everyone bought into the digital craze film SLR's have been in surplus which has driven the second hand prices way down.
yeah, was going through some old stuff and found my moms old SLR, 40-45 years old I think, and one normal lense and one 4x lens I'm pretty sure. older than me. I think she has a couple filters too.
I'm serious. My business does a lot of recycling and by chance one of the boxes that came in had a bag filled with unused rolls of film. We didn't have any use for them so I paid my boss a few bucks and took them home. I'm also no noob to 35mm photography. [IMG]http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a166/ballsandy/100_1000.jpg[/IMG] By chance, my first SLR was actially a Canon AE-1. It came with a lens mounted flash ring and I later got hold of the matching hotshoe flash for it. When my supply of cheap rolls of film went out of business in 2005 I made the painful switch to digital with an Olympus C-2100UZ which I still use though it's very, very worn out so I am using a cheaper Kodak EasyShare C875 now. Anyways, I see a few people know the developing process so spill the beans please. Do you jsut do the developing process and you get negatives or what?
First you must take the photos. That's the easy part. Then you must put the used roll, scissors, a can opener, a tank, a spool, a spool rod thingy (that's the technical term :v:) and a lid into a light-proof bag. You take the film out of the canister using the can opener, cut the tip off and detach it from the spool itself, and then spool it onto the actual film spool. Then you place it into the tank and put the light-proof lid on. Then you follow directions to develop the negatives. Basically you rinse, develop, rinse, stop, rinse, fix, rinse, photo flo (or that's how my school's lab does it). Video for clarity: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IymXunwspUA&feature=related[/media] [b]This is for B&W only. I have no idea how to develop color negatives.[/b]
Not that hard to develop film, I do it myself on a daily basis (own my own darkroom) Each film has different developing times, so triple check you have the right times, mainly for Developer.. the stop and fix are the same times for each roll. [editline]11:08PM[/editline] [QUOTE=MIPS;24926767] By chance, my first SLR was actially a Canon AE-1. I][/QUOTE] Have a Canon AE-1 myself. Great camera. Also have a mamiya c330 and 7 and a couple of Hasselblads. As well as several other film cameras.. People don't realize the true value of film, it's all about digital now.. I still use film in the studio and for other projects!
[QUOTE=MIPS;24924087] The thing is I only know of the developing process (developer, agitate and wait x minutes, then stopper, agitate and wait x minutes, finally fixer, agitate and wait x minutes) but I don't really know personally if that turns the film from exposed to negatives. [/QUOTE] To answer your question, yes, the developing process you described takes the film from exposed to negatives. Took photo 1 at my school, we have a dark room and around 10 enlargers. Problem was that only 4 of them worked well, and it was a fight to get them. The class was also filled with tons of stupid whores that didn't know shit about photography.
This is how my school does it.(Black and White 400) Anyway Roll up your film like the above user said. -Pour 8 ounces of D-76 Film developer into developing tank. - Over a period of 7 minutes(14 if you have working solution), agitate(very softly) for 30 seconds, let sit for 10 seconds.(Tap the container after letting it sit to get rid of bubbles) -pour out fixer and then wash out container with water. Don't take the lid off yet. Fill container with water and agitate(harshly). Wash it out a minimum of two times. -Repeat the process again except with fixer instead of D-76. After agitating with fixer the second time, you can pour it out and take the lid off. Then you want to wash your film for 10 minutes in a stopbath. Don't know what you can do if you don't have a stop bath though. -dry your negatives off and walah. And you can re-use your fixer, aka pour it back into the bottle after using it. And that's what I have to offer.
Prepare to get really frustrated.
[QUOTE=Mac2468;24927295]Prepare to get really frustrated.[/QUOTE] It's not that bad... But you might want to take a shot of whiskey first!
[QUOTE=cherry gmod;24925634]I have about 4 years of darkroom experience under by belt. Been developing my own ever since and own an enlarger and all the necessary equipment. If you need a hand at all with any of the techniques or technical aspects don't hesitate to ask.[/QUOTE] Sorry but this is kind of funny considering... [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_room_(sexuality[/url])
[QUOTE=crazysack;24927306]It's not that bad... But you might want to take a shot of whiskey first![/QUOTE] Well it can get frustrating.
Yes, the process turns film (exposed or not) into negatives. Be careful, though. The process is slightly different depending on the type of film you have. For example, B&W C-41 film is developed as color film. And color films in general tend to be more sensitive than normal B&W films to temperature and develop time. Also, protip: apply something like Kodak PhotoFlo right after the water-wash to avoid water stains while drying. EDIT: Oh yeah, if you have any "Professional" film, refrigerate it until you use it. If it's unrefrigerated too long and you take pictures with it, the colors/contrast will be off.
[QUOTE=Magick;24927190]To answer your question, yes, the developing process you described takes the film from exposed to negatives. Took photo 1 at my school, we have a dark room and around 10 enlargers. Problem was that only 4 of them worked well, and it was a fight to get them. The class was also filled with tons of stupid whores that didn't know shit about photography.[/QUOTE] Thank you for getting the the core of my question and not trying to explain to me like everyone else how to develop film. If I want to learn exactly how to develop my type of film, you just look up the procedure chart (though for most films, the only real differences are just wait times and dilution percentages of the chemicals with water). Okay, Tome to get snappin'!
Yes. After you put the film through the fixer the film is in it's negative form.
[QUOTE=MIPS;24932391]Thank you for getting the the core of my question and not trying to explain to me like everyone else how to develop film. If I want to learn exactly how to develop my type of film, you just look up the procedure chart (though for most films, the only real differences are just wait times and dilution percentages of the chemicals with water). Okay, Tome to get snappin'![/QUOTE] Just check how old the film you are using is. Sometimes they can change the developing times.. I know with the Ilford hp5 they changed the time from 6 mins (with certain developers) to 4 mins.. So just be extra sure on that.
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