Hello, my name is Scott and I'm a photoholic.

[Battou]

I went to a photography swap meet today it was interesting I'm kinda glad I only had $10 on me because otherwise I would have come home with about as many cameras as battou has... As it is I only got a bulk loader a darkroom timer and a safelight therefore completing the pretty much necessary things for the darkroom.

:lmao: I only have a little over a dozen
















SLR's

 

[monkeykoder]

A dozen cameras is a lot to buy in one day but damn they had some sexy TLRs and just generally old cameras. Not to mention newer Nikon pro 35mm cameras (If I had the money I would have gone home with 2-5 different f series cameras and lenses to go with them.) Most of the funky/fun cameras were just piled in bargain bins for like $2-$5 a piece but buying even one would have hampered my ability to buy the darkroom stuff I wanted/needed for my addiction.

 

[Battou]

A dozen cameras is a lot to buy in one day but damn they had some sexy TLRs and just generally old cameras. Not to mention newer Nikon pro 35mm cameras (If I had the money I would have gone home with 2-5 different f series cameras and lenses to go with them.) Most of the funky/fun cameras were just piled in bargain bins for like $2-$5 a piece but buying even one would have hampered my ability to buy the darkroom stuff I wanted/needed for my addiction.

Yeah I know, The local dealer just brought a beautful LF camera in and put it in his sales booth, Price wise was way not bad. I stood there saying "I don't need an LF camera right now, I don't need an LF camera right now, I don't need an LF camera right now" But it was not working and I almost bought it...But my wallet was empty.

 

[monkeykoder]

Yeah unless you're doing your own developing it probably isn't worth it to go large format.

 

[epatsellis]

Yeah unless you're doing your own developing it probably isn't worth it to go large format.

Quite true, black and white processing cost if you do it yourself are dirt cheap, and if you process your own C41 films, it can be far cheaper than having it done commercially (and buying short or recently outdated film can help keep costs down as well). If your end result is a digital file, the new Portras and Fuji's are really fantastic for scanning.

erie

 

[Big Bully]

Developing yourself is cheaper.. Hmm I must be doing it wrong.. lol
Just kidding. It is time consuming and yet so fun at the same time.. Damnit I need to move!

 

[matt-l]

Damnit I need to move!

why is that?

 

[Big Bully]

I want a dark room.. I want my own room so I can paint, and do my art stuff and develop pictures... I want a space...

 

[monkeykoder]

Bathroom.

 

[Big Bully]

I don't have room in my bathroom for all my stuff..

 

[monkeykoder]

Neither do I... I'll figure it out somehow.

 

[jstuedle]

Like I said in an earlier post, I had a darkroom in an apartment closet when our first was very young. Water was a little bit of an issue, but it worked. It's just a matter of wanting to do it badly enough.

 

[Big Bully]

The only bathroom that I think would work is my kids bathroom. I will have to think about it and see what I can figure out. I still have to buy all the dark room stuff. I wonder how well that one would go over. hahaha

 

[monkeykoder]

Go slowly with the darkroom equipment. A film developing setup first (not much more than $20-30 new and MUCH less used) then find a cheaper film scanner (for posting on here) and slowly build up everything you need for printing. It costs a lot but there are quite a few intermediate steps that help lighten the financial burden at any one point.

 

[Big Bully]

Oh I have the film developer and stuff. I just would need the enlarger and everything that goes in the dark room.