Hello,
I started to shoot 4x5 very recently and enjoy it very much. Uo to now I only did come color chromes as this is up to now my final output (no scanner yet).
Well - I have at home 25 impatient sheets of Ilford fp4+ and would like to give them a try. But I would prefere to make the developing by my self - not only to save some $$ but especially to take full advantage of the B&W. After all I like to play.
SO - the questions are:
1) Film developing:
- What kind of equippement do I need ?
- What kind of chemistry ?
- Which books (links) would be helpful ?
Up to now the method of developing film I find most attractive is with the film hagers (kodak) with some taks. (I like the idea having the possibility do develope each film for different time) What do you think?
2) Contact printing:
AND - if possible I would give the contact printing a try once I managet to develop some film.
- What one needs for that (paper, chemicals, light source...)?
- What to start with?
The state of art of my knowledge:
- I went through the book View Camera from the Steve Simmons (more than once already).
- I nealry allways get confused when getting through some of the threads in this forum about particuar developer or developing technique - I do not know the "developrs slang" yet - so please make your answers clear - you talk to greenhorn .
Looking forward for you advices.
MAtus..
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