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Hello from Cornwall
Hi,
its an interesting road to have found myself back on, developing and printing my own b/w is something i last did maybe 30 years ago in my Dad's darkroom with a very basic skills set (i.e. i'm a teenager, i wont listen to anyone and i know everything). so in effect, and a fact verified after starting reading the ansel adams book, i'm starting from scratch! i'm guessing like quite a few people i struggled to even give away darkroom kit some years back, luckily i kept all the cameras and its a very eclectic collection ranging from zorki that my dad bought in Russia during the 70s, 1960s pentax and nikon, a mamiyaflex, and some point n' shoot rollie and olympus trips. I'm also on the look out for a Nikonos for some water projects i have in mind. for the printing i am slowly rebuilding a basic set up and enjoying the process of discovering the options and then hunting down nice used items at sensible prices. i'm almost there, found a nova tank on ebay recently that solves a lot of space issues for me and yesterday in a local shop a very nice meopta opemus 6. a print washer and safe light are now on the want list. of course where to set all this up in a house without the space for a dedicated dark room is another story and the wife has already told me that i can neither use the bedroom or chuck one of the kids out their room. |
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Welcome to fadu Gavin.
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welcome to fadu Gavin it always amazes me where people can setup darkrooms ,don't forget that David Bailey started his photography in a coal bunker in his basement ,and he has done well so i hear ,i would go for the chucking the kid out of the bedroom ,i have my own darkroom now but i used to use the kitchen at night it was a pain but i did this for years ..... good luck
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Welcome to the forum Gavin. Best of luck setting up your darkroom.
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MartyNL “Reaching a creative state of mind thru positive action is considered preferable to waiting for inspiration.” - Minor White, 1950 |
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Hi Gavin and welcome to Fadu, good luck with the Darkroom, I also use a Meopta Opemus six, very well built and will last a lifetime. as for a darkroom, there is always a garden shed, if fact there is an article in the articles section about building a darkroom in the shed
Richard
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Welcome Gavin. You look to be well on your way. Pity about the wife and kids but there are always some snags
Mike |
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Welcome Gavin.
Richard |
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Welcome to FADU Gavin. Lots to enjoy here.
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