Analog Photography
At hsgr there is available equipment for 35mm and 120mm film development and for 35mm film scanning.
Equipment
All equipment can be fount in a labeled box.
| Item | Link | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Film Change Bag | [1] | 70 x 70 cm |
| Paterson tank | [2] | Can process 2x35mm or one 120mm film |
| Film Leader Retriever | [3] | Is used to extract the end of film from the film can |
| 3 x 1000ml Collapsible Darkroom Chemical Storage Bottles | Those bottles contain the chemicals and preventing from degradation. Filled bottles should be marked with the contained liquid type, first use/mix date, and the amount of rolls already developed using those liquids. !!Be aware, chemical substances should be stored in the chemical storage space of hsgr and not in the box with the rest photographic equipment !! | |
| Liquid measuring cups | Available at chemical storage rack | |
| ILFOTOL Wetting agent | [4] | Non-ionic wetting agent used as a final rinse to aid rapid, even drying for films and fibre based darkroom prints. |
Chemistry
We have used "Cinestill Cs41 "Color Simplified" 2-Bath Kit" [5] with success, developing color films. Development process is pretty straight forward if you follow the manual. There are also a lot videos describing the procedure.
Scanning
We have modified a 6500K light source [6] with 3d printed parts [7] to use it as a backlight for film scanning using a digital camera. The best way is to shoot RAW pictures with fixed exposure for all photos. We used Darktable [8] to transform the negative images to actual color photos. There is a Darktable plugin called Negadoctor for this specific purpose, you can find documentation and a suficient number of tutorials (eg [9]) on how to use it.
