wirst watch for darkroom

[Steve Clark]

Back in the seventies, we used Pete Andrews method with "agitate, now". Problem was, the neighbors thought that subversives were living next door...

[David R Munson]

Yeah, pop will just give you crummy negs. If you want grain and/or high contrast, go with grunge (Nirvana, Pearl Jam, & Sonic Youth seem best). If you're shooting landscapes, Aaron Copland seems to work nicely. If you're doing something avante-garde, both Weezer and Modest Mouse give pretty good results. My personal favorite, though, is pushing TMax 3200 with the Immigrant Song on repeat....

[Dave Benfer]

I made a cassette tape, I sat down with a tape recorder and my watch and I started off with, Stand by for 2 minute water bath. I then start monitoring my watch, I give markers every 15 secs "coming up on 30 seconds, 30 seconds" and so on for 25 minutes. I use this system for pyro-development of 8X10 negatives, and 35mm tanks, it has work well for me for several years. Every now and again I check it with my watch to verify the battery status.

[Rich Lingg]

I use the Nike Triax 26 watch. It sells for around $100, has a countdown timer that chirps twice and then starts again (great for agitation intervals) and a chronograph. Plus, it has a button to light up the display when you're in the dark and, imho, doesn't look half bad (unike most multi-feature digital watches, which seem to scream "GEEK").