Originally Posted by
Steve Pitchford
Thanks Larry, & all who posted,
I guess I should have been more specific but I didn't want to be too wordy. As some one pointed out, we're a bit off track...but still on subject as cameras, analog ones, still shoot film. Film must be processed not USB'd. The conversations are great and the baggy trick could be very useful in the field or the B&B you're staying at.
Anyway, I do know how to tray develop but when I get to go out, which isn't often enough, I try to hit more than one location in a day. Some times I'll even shoot two film speeds during the day or even of the same shot. This could result in a dozen or more sheets of film. Processing is time consuming and tray processing the longest. I do have an old Kodak 4X5 reel tank but the reel has disintegrated and I bought a Patterson tank but no insert yet. Currently I use an upstairs bathroom, no window and it's tiny. Where I rent darkroom space -The Art Intersection (.com), I use a Nikor ss tank and reel. It will load 12 sheets of 4x5. Their services are great but somewhat inconvenient. I really like their temperature controlled SS sinks, but their is no printing or developing after 6PM. I would say, Oh woe is me...but then I look at my original Edward Curtis print hanging on the wall, made over 75 years ago. He shot over 40,000 negatives, mostly glass prepared in a tent. Then I laugh at myself. I want it now!, said Verruca. Just wait... said Godot.
Happy trails & let us soon be wanderlust,
SteveP