Cheapest Good B&W sheet film developing (someone to do it for me)?

[Ari]

Wow! That's beyond reasonable! I wouldn't touch a sheet for twice that. I might think of processing for 3X that, given a ten sheet minimum, but I'd probably regret it if anyone took me up on it.

Agreed.
Bad enough I have to process my own film for free!

[SpeedGraphicMan]

I enjoy time in the darkroom.

[Ari]

I enjoy time in the darkroom.

I do, too, if there's an enlarger involved.
I guess I like the immediacy.

[eddy pula]

I just read this thread, I've checked out Ken Lee's site before, but I thought he was joking about the night vision gear.... wow

[Frank Petronio]

I enjoy time in the darkroom.

If you do this, charge whatever you want but make it clear in correspondence that you are not responsible for anything, especially at a "bro" price like that! The client needs to be really chill if it screws up, not to get too dudish about it.

Even the most expensive labs don't warrant anything beyond the cost of their service and maybe, in a long shot, the film cost. Most of the problems are the photographer's error but the lab usually get blamed for those too.

[sully75]

I do, too, if there's an enlarger involved.
I guess I like the immediacy.

I never noticed any immediacy!

[Ari]

I meant the immediacy of developing prints vs the non-immediacy of developing negatives.

[SpeedGraphicMan]

I would be willing, but I would have to do all the math and write up an agreement, etc.

$1 a sheet was just a guesstimate.

If your interested, PM me and we can work something out.

[jnantz]

tanks and hangers is not a bad idea.
3quart tupperware is cheap at the dollar store and works great
hangers cost about 1$-2$ each

as long as you know what you are doing, and don't plunge your hangers with film into the chemistry
you are OK ... too many people do tanks n'hangers have no idea how to process film that way,
and freak out ...
like anything, you have to learn and be slow + deliberate.

i learned tanks/hangers processing hundreds of sheets of 5x7 film a day for a portrait photographer,
it is a good and consistent way to get great negatives. and a lot of developers can easily be used as a deep tank
developer. just pay attention to replenishment and fixer capacity. but be advised sometimes you can get
a bad hanger and it will mess with you and your film and then hide out in your bevvy of hangers.

that is what happened to me after 6 years and i eventually went to trays and shuffling. much easier ( for me at least )
tupperware trays are cheaper than the quart containers and it takes just as little /as much time to shuffle 10 sheets of film
as it does to do them in hangers ... shuffling is a PITA for some cause if you are too agressive ( see above slow + deliberate )
you drag film corners or whatever and scratch the hell out of your film.

If you do this, charge whatever you want but make it clear in correspondence that you are not responsible for anything, especially at a "bro" price like that! The client needs to be really chill if it screws up, not to get too dudish about it.

Even the most expensive labs don't warrant anything beyond the cost of their service and maybe, in a long shot, the film cost. Most of the problems are the photographer's error but the lab usually get blamed for those too.

totally agreed ...

1$/sheet is insanely cheap labs charge at least 4 maybe 5 times that.

john

[cuypers1807]

It looks like you have this sorted but I wanted to mention the Mod 54 4x5 insert for a Paterson 3 tank. I just developed my 1st six sheets using it and the development was quite even. I would recommend a lot of practice loading it in the light as it is easy to screw up until you know what to feel for.