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I would like to do the same. Then I'll need a dark room to reveal the shots? It's' the old school way, right?

JKCalhoun 4y ago
I sprung for a stable of medium format (120 film) cameras some years back. eBay makes it easy to get decent quality cameras made over 50 years ago (many of the ones I bought came direct from Japan — surprise). It was a modest investment in learning and money to take the next step and develop my own film. B&W at first (easy, forgiving) and then even color (sill easy but less forgiving). I guess I was not interested in the darkroom + enlarger thing. I did that when I was young (elementary school, middle school) so I know what's involved. It could be fun but is less modest a move up in terms of cost (and space since you do indeed need a dark room — just processing the film was easy with just a changing bag). Instead after processing the negatives, I go next to flatbed scanner and we're digital for the rest of the trip. * I put some sample photos up: https://imgur.com/a/8CFskwN https://imgur.com/a/8CFskwN
- ghaff 4y ago
  I imagine there are still camera clubs with darkrooms around for those who want to give printing a shot. But, yeah, for most people a decent home setup is challenging. I had the equipment so when I got an apartment after graduating from school I gave temporarily setting things up in a bathroom a shot. I quickly gave up because I found it really frustrating after having had access to real darkrooms in school--and also realized I was sort of done with the hours in a dark room with chemicals thing.
lm28469 4y ago
A darkroom is only needed for printing, but then you also need an enlarger, easel, &c. For development you either need a darkbag (glorified dark cloth bag with 2 sleeves) or a "daylight development tank" which exist since the 50s and let you develop without any additional equipment: https://casualphotophile.com/2020/08/17/leitz-agfa-rondinax-35-daylight-film-developing-tank-review/ https://casualphotophile.com/2020/08/17/leitz-agfa-rondinax-...

I sprung for a stable of medium format (120 film) cameras some years back. eBay makes it easy to get decent quality cameras made over 50 years ago (many of the ones I bought came direct from Japan — surprise). It was a modest investment in learning and money to take the next step and develop my own film. B&W at first (easy, forgiving) and then even color (sill easy but less forgiving). I guess I was not interested in the darkroom + enlarger thing. I did that when I was young (elementary school, middle school) so I know what's involved. It could be fun but is less modest a move up in terms of cost (and space since you do indeed need a dark room — just processing the film was easy with just a changing bag). Instead after processing the negatives, I go next to flatbed scanner and we're digital for the rest of the trip. * I put some sample photos up: https://imgur.com/a/8CFskwN https://imgur.com/a/8CFskwN

ghaff 4y ago
I imagine there are still camera clubs with darkrooms around for those who want to give printing a shot. But, yeah, for most people a decent home setup is challenging. I had the equipment so when I got an apartment after graduating from school I gave temporarily setting things up in a bathroom a shot. I quickly gave up because I found it really frustrating after having had access to real darkrooms in school--and also realized I was sort of done with the hours in a dark room with chemicals thing.

lm28469 4y ago

A darkroom is only needed for printing, but then you also need an enlarger, easel, &c. For development you either need a darkbag (glorified dark cloth bag with 2 sleeves) or a "daylight development tank" which exist since the 50s and let you develop without any additional equipment: https://casualphotophile.com/2020/08/17/leitz-agfa-rondinax-35-daylight-film-developing-tank-review/ https://casualphotophile.com/2020/08/17/leitz-agfa-rondinax-...