Peldor
TPF Noob!
It dosn't seem very hard to develop your own film up to the negitive stage and use a scanner to pull them into your computer. I did a google search and this is what I found:
Loading the Film
Steps:
1. Take film, bottle opener, scissors, developing tank and reels into a lightproof room.
2. Organize materials on a table.
3. Turn off the light.
4. Open the film canister at either end with the bottle opener.
5. Take the film out of the canister and cut off the tab at the end to create a straight edge.
6. Insert the edge into the clip at the center of the reel.
7. Thread the film between the wire spiral on the top and bottom of the reel.
8. Pull the end of the film off the spool and remove the tape.
9. Drop the loaded reel into the developing tank and secure the lid.
10. Turn the light back on.
11. Remove the lid from the opening in the tank lid.
Tips:
Practice loading discarded film onto reels before loading unexposed film in the dark.
Keep materials in a lightproof room close at hand.
Plastic tanks with easy-load reels are an alternative to stainless-steel tanks and reels.
Now... it cant really be that easy to make your film into negitives!!!
I went to http://www.adorama.com/DKT235.html and if I am not mistaken you can develop 2 rolls of 35mm film with this dinky $10 stainless tank?!?(not including chemicals but how much can that cost?)
Please tell me that all of this is true... this would cut down on my bill BIG TIME!
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Loading the Film
Steps:
1. Take film, bottle opener, scissors, developing tank and reels into a lightproof room.
2. Organize materials on a table.
3. Turn off the light.
4. Open the film canister at either end with the bottle opener.
5. Take the film out of the canister and cut off the tab at the end to create a straight edge.
6. Insert the edge into the clip at the center of the reel.
7. Thread the film between the wire spiral on the top and bottom of the reel.
8. Pull the end of the film off the spool and remove the tape.
9. Drop the loaded reel into the developing tank and secure the lid.
10. Turn the light back on.
11. Remove the lid from the opening in the tank lid.
Tips:
Practice loading discarded film onto reels before loading unexposed film in the dark.
Keep materials in a lightproof room close at hand.
Plastic tanks with easy-load reels are an alternative to stainless-steel tanks and reels.
Now... it cant really be that easy to make your film into negitives!!!
I went to http://www.adorama.com/DKT235.html and if I am not mistaken you can develop 2 rolls of 35mm film with this dinky $10 stainless tank?!?(not including chemicals but how much can that cost?)
Please tell me that all of this is true... this would cut down on my bill BIG TIME!
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