Hello
I use these in my dark room
https://www.superbrightleds.com/more...mens/440/1477/
Ilford paper is basically blind to them, for my testing anyways
I have 8 on at once, so the darkroom is really bright
Dan
+1 on the superbrightleds.
Principal Unix System Engineer, Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems
I've also been looking at red strip lights.
https://www.superbrightleds.com/more...-fixture/3277/
Another vote for the superbrightleds.
Yup, those teeny little SuperBright bulbs sure are nice... They are a standard socket size so you can just wire up any fixture, or even use them in your safelight housing. I use one in a pull string fixture so I can turn it off when I am metering. I do filter them with Rubylith but I don't think that is really necessary.
Does anyone know if the amber bulbs are safe for printing paper?
Are the super bright LEDs safe for X-Ray film?
I found that having a red LED on while I developed X-ray film created fog, so I haven't used it since. Some people have mentioned turning on the red safelight after about three quarters of the development time, but I haven't bothered. I might experiment with the safelight again were I to try cutting down 8x10 X-ray film, but I would remove only a couple of sheets from the box in total darkness before I did so.
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