2 4x5 enlargers, a toilet and exhaust fan, the exhaust fan does double duty.
2 4x5 enlargers, a toilet and exhaust fan, the exhaust fan does double duty.
Did you know some enlargers do a good job at warming tortillas? If you wanted something to go with your frijoles....Originally Posted by Micheal Clark
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority"---EB White
My basement darkroom luxury is a "sticky trap" that catches the grotesque cave crickets that infest my basement. They sometimes ping around in my darkroom, providing extra thrills when the lights go out. Another luxury is an exhaust fan that, unfortunately, is so loud that it drowns out any attempt to listen to the portable stereo I have in the darkroom.
A Jobo TBE 2 water tempering unit. What a wonderful devise! I need to keep gelatin at 105F for a few hours and it is perfect! I have two of them (one as a back-up or workshops!)
Like this one; http://auctions.natcam.com/ebay/bw/bwjobotbe21.jpg
But the magnetic stirrer sure comes in as a very close second!
"Landscapes exist in the material world yet soar in the realms of the spirit..." Tsung Ping, 5th Century China
Apo El Nikkor? Cheap these days? Just try to find one at any price. Think you are confusing this with ordinary El Nikkor, Ed. But what do I consider to be a dkrum
luxury? : No phone. No TV. No music. No computer. No noise (I have R23 insultaion). No chores for a few more hours. Reality can wait.
Nothing luxurious in my darkroom except the years I have enjoyed with this journey and the knowledge I have gained which leads to confidence with specific MOs.
Thanks,
Kirk
at age 73:
"The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep"
The beer fridge is in the darkroom.
Ah, Darkroom luxuries....
A Tray Rocker http://www.eepjon.com/Rocker.htm
Thomas Safelight
Zone VI Compensating Darkroom timer
Haas Temp Control Unit
After years of working without one: - A sink with running water
Combined heating plate and magnetic stirrer
Foot switches for enlarger and process timers
Alistair Inglis 8x20 Contact Printer: http://www.alistairinglis.com/contact-printer/
Alistair Inglis 8x20 Print Washer
Peak Grain Focuser
Fatigue Mats
and most important, tables and sinks tall enough for a 6'6" photographer
Guess
I could put a hot plate in there , after eating the tortillas and beans the fan might come in handy also.
Looks sweet: Alistair Inglis 8x20 Contact Printer
Do they give you some extra space around the negative? For printing 11x14 negs, for example, I need at least 12x15 for the print material.
I have two NuArc plate burners -- both the old grey enclosed models (a 1000W and a 750W). I'll leave them be for now, but we'll see how my workflow develops in the new space. For the way I make carbon prints, my exposure times are too long in these enclosed units -- the heat builds up too high. It is tempting to strip one for its vacuum easel for use under different lights (see below)...or perhaps modify and/or remove the enclosure to allow extra ventilation. A modified (as in UV leaking) plate burner would be used in a dedicated room for exposures, as I also use bare-bulb 750W self-ballasted mercury vapor lamps. The room will double as a print-finishing room (matting, etc) -- when the UV lamps are off. Platinum prints are fine in the unmodified plate burner and I can use that in the darkroom itself.
"Landscapes exist in the material world yet soar in the realms of the spirit..." Tsung Ping, 5th Century China
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