Poll: How do you process large format black and white film?

[Two23]

Develop at home using either an SP445 or SP810, scan on an Epson v700 scanner.


Kent in SD

[r.e.]

I develop 4x5 and 8x10 in trays. I make 8x10 contact prints. I'm rethinking 4x5, and I'm interested in the DSLR stitching that @Gabe talks about in this post and the post three below it: https://www.largeformatphotography.i...=1#post1620201

[Alan Klein]

You don’t need a darkroom at all to develop film, b&w or color. You just need a changing tent and one of the many daylight development methods… (stearman, Peterson, Jobo tubes….) ie. anything but trays!

Since I'm not printing chemically, I don't see the point. It's worth it to me to let a pro lab handle it. I get accurate, clean, flat, and timely processing. Also, the amount of shooting I do just isn't worth home developing.

[sharktooth]

I've been very impressed with Gabe's work as well. It makes me wonder if other people are utilizing new approaches for b&w too. This new hybrid analogue/digital world has really opened up a lot of opportunity for new approaches. It's great to see how people can take it by the horns and run with it.

[ic-racer]

#3 always

For sure this always.

[abruzzi]

i'm looking forward to retirement in 7 years because it means I can trash all the computers in my house, so I really don't want another reason to keep a computer around. I'm not very good with film developing and printing, but I got back into film photography specifically to not have to use a computer to do photography, so I'll keep learning to keep the computers away....

[Merg Ross]

For sure #3. 68 years of tray development, gelatin silver prints.

[j.e.simmons]

#3 since the 60s - mostly in a bathroom. As the place I have now works well for film but poorly for printing on paper, I’ve been experimenting with scanning.

[ajmiller]

#3 - 8x10 B&W in Paterson Orbital

[Wayne]

Home process b&w film, with ONLY digital-free paper images