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I shot a couple of rolls of K64; I'm sad that I never shot any K25. That said my real "I wish I had..." are: - I never printed anything with classic Centennia

I shot a couple of rolls of K64; I'm sad that I never shot any K25. That said my real "I wish I had..." are: - I never printed anything with classic Centennial/Kentmere POP paper, and now nobody makes the stuff. - I never shot any Agfa Scala (though Adox have brought something similar back) I bought a darkroom enlarger to use the base + column as a copy stand, and I realised at that point that I would have to do some of my own printing, even just once, or I'd always feel that I'd missed out. Those few prints are among the most significant objects I own. And now I _know_ I will do it again. Mirrorless is my day-to-day photography experience, though, with all sorts of adapted lens experiments.

daveslash 5y ago
I like the cut of your jib. A friend of mine just moved out of state and had to clear out his garage. He was giving stuff away and I sadly had to pass on the opportunity to get a nice enlarger for free -- I just don't have the space for a full blown dark room. The best I can do currently is develop negatives and throw them on my flatbed. Though, I'm eyeballing Ilford's Popup Darktoom kit. [1] I did some of my own prints in high school years ago, and it's a wonderful feeling. [1] https://emulsive.org/articles/news/grab-yourself-a-pop-up-darkroom-a-darkroom-starter-kit-and-xmas-goodies-from-ilford-photo https://emulsive.org/articles/news/grab-yourself-a-pop-up-da...
- unfocussed_mike 5y ago
  Yes -- that popup darkroom is a design that was originally sold by Nova Darkroom in the UK, I think, about 15 years ago. It appears to be pretty good and I'm really impressed that Ilford have kept the price down. It's good to see it still around. Edit: it's not, actually -- it's a little simpler than the Nova tent which is still in production: https://www.theimagingwarehouse.com/ProductGrp/Nova-Darkroom-Tent https://www.theimagingwarehouse.com/ProductGrp/Nova-Darkroom...

daveslash 5y ago

I like the cut of your jib. A friend of mine just moved out of state and had to clear out his garage. He was giving stuff away and I sadly had to pass on the opportunity to get a nice enlarger for free -- I just don't have the space for a full blown dark room. The best I can do currently is develop negatives and throw them on my flatbed. Though, I'm eyeballing Ilford's Popup Darktoom kit. [1] I did some of my own prints in high school years ago, and it's a wonderful feeling. [1] https://emulsive.org/articles/news/grab-yourself-a-pop-up-darkroom-a-darkroom-starter-kit-and-xmas-goodies-from-ilford-photo https://emulsive.org/articles/news/grab-yourself-a-pop-up-da...

unfocussed_mike 5y ago
Yes -- that popup darkroom is a design that was originally sold by Nova Darkroom in the UK, I think, about 15 years ago. It appears to be pretty good and I'm really impressed that Ilford have kept the price down. It's good to see it still around. Edit: it's not, actually -- it's a little simpler than the Nova tent which is still in production: https://www.theimagingwarehouse.com/ProductGrp/Nova-Darkroom-Tent https://www.theimagingwarehouse.com/ProductGrp/Nova-Darkroom...