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A Complete & Easy Guide to Develop B&W Film at Home (how I started)

By Kyle McDougall

Type
Video
Level
Intermediate
Length
34 min
Price
Free
Published
2024
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About this lesson

A complete, easy guide to developing black-and-white film at home: the tools, how development works, choosing chemicals, starter kits and loading 35mm and 120 reels.

Chapters

  1. 0:00Intro
  2. 0:45Necessary Tools
  3. 2:05How Development Works
  4. 2:45Choosing Chemicals (how they differ)
  5. 3:45My Recommendation (chemicals)
  6. 5:43Paterson/Ilford Starter Kit (all-in-one solution)
  7. 6:33Loading Film (overview)
  8. 8:04How To Load 120 Film Onto A Reel
  9. 10:10How To Load 35mm Film Onto A Reel
  10. 13:17Mixing Chemicals (overview)
  11. 14:08Figuring Out Chemical Volume
  12. 14:37Chemical Dilution
  13. 15:22Chemical Temperature
  14. 16:05How To Easily Get Chemicals To Temperature (my process)
  15. 17:40Figuring Out Develop Times (a must-have app)
  16. 21:10The Developing Process (start to finish)
  17. 32:24Chemical Disposal
  18. 33:05Closing Thoughts