My old is new again....again and probably again!

[Thomas V]

I've already tested my Cambo SC-2 using enlarging paper as film and I am happy it's okay to go to the next step of using film! It's been a step-by-step process over the last year+ gathering up all those eBay finds into a full camera. Needing a film at 4 x 5" requires searching for reasonable pricing but it's out there. Me being a devout black and white film user makes it rather easy. Similar to my 35mm and 120 film processing I'll use a cylindrical tank for all three chemistries but again, I needed to construct a tank to save expense. For the most part, the film processing is very familiar to me. The negative to finished positive is also a process I do now but will need a twist. My darkroom enlarger is only capable to handle 2.80" square negatives....opps. Since at this point in the entire I named "Camera to Wall", I'll now be able to do the finishing steps under an amber or red lighting yay! Although I hit a speed bump, I'll still use my enlarger for the light is generates and simply lay the negative onto the finish print paper and do my usual on/off timing. The best for me will be using an opaque and dark plastic and "build" a test sample with each step, light to dark, representing a 1/2 second. After those test exposures to the paper I'll process that paper to produce a graphic chart to use. The distance of each step can be approximate, but I think the angle of step travel would be helpful if there's a mix of light and dark in the pic. Haha....old engineer Tom was sneaking out there. With adjustment learned in this test I should be spot on for the finish! The test print will go up on the wall as a very good start guide with a little old-fashioned estimating.