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Old 18th May 2013, 04:43 PM
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hi there to all
I am a new member to this forum,and I would greatly appreciatate the help and advice from existing members.i am adventuring into film photography and in the process of setting up my own darkroom.firstly I think I should tell you of my equipment to date
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Hasselblad 500cm
with standard lens and also 150 sonar
darkroom equipment to date
Patterson system 4
various measuring jugs
3 no trays to suit 8x10 prints
enlarger durst m707 with durst colour analyser
my initial intention is to convert a 10x6 garden shed into my darkroom
but no running water
there are several items I think I need to aquire such has a masking easel, a safelight and a contact printer.
right at the moment I think my film of choice would be Ilford fp4
but I am open to any help!
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Old 19th May 2013, 08:22 AM
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Old 19th May 2013, 09:37 AM
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Old 19th May 2013, 09:40 AM
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Old 19th May 2013, 09:46 AM
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Hi John

Oh the luxury of a shed that big... Before you convert, I'd have a read of this article - Sheds can be great spaces but are prone to condensation issues (but you probably know that already). Running water is not a problem as long as you have a hosepipe.
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Old 19th May 2013, 11:30 AM
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Hi John and welcome to Fadu, your are not that far off a great set up
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Old 19th May 2013, 04:42 PM
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Welcome to the forum John.

Hopefully you'll be able to get the shed/darkroom up and running soon. And with that gear, you should be turning out fine prints in no time!
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Old 19th May 2013, 05:51 PM
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Hi John and welcome. I'd certainly recommend a contact printer and if you haven't yet got an easel and money isn't tight then I'd consider a good-make 4 blade easel or as the very least a 2 blade Beard

There are plenty of cheap easels on e-bay but you get what you pay for which is an easel where the blades tend not to be completely parallel when moved for different size prints due to cheap engineering.

If money is tightish then I'd go for Paterson fixed easel sizes in 5x7 and 8x10 or a Durst Comask which will give four 4x5 or two 5x 8 or one 8x10 - all with fixed borders. You lose flexibility in sizes but the borders will all be parallel.

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Welcome John, I used a sheet of glass for contact prints for years.
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Welcome John, using a shed is no great problem, that's what I use, only an 8x6, so you'll have more room. Like all small spaces, tidiness is key. My advice would be lots of shelves or cuboards and lidded storage boxes to keep everything as tidy and dust free as possible.

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