Group:Darkroom
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| Darkroom | |
|---|---|
| When | TBA, from TBA |
| What | Darkroom |
| Members | |
Where is the darkroom?
The London Hackspace darkroom is located downstairs - follow the corridor next to the lift.
Who can use it?
The darkroom is open to members of London Hackspace only.
What can you use it for?
- B&W photo printing
- Film development
- Film scanning
- Screenprint
- Painting film
- Any other activity that needs darkroom, doesn't use aggresive chemicals and is suitable can be welcome
Facilities & equipment
- B&W film development equipment (changing bag, processing tanks)
- De Vere 504 enlarger with Ilford Multigrade head, works with 35mm, 120 & 5x4 sheet film (see instruction manual to understand the control panel and how to change between different film formats)
- Nikon Super Coolscan 5000 film scanner
- Darkroom sink with running water and lots of trays
- Paterson fiber-based print washer (like this)
- General chemical handling & mixing equipment
Consumables
Bring your own chemicals and paper.
Induction & training
Subject to demand, we may be able to offer the following:
- Induction to the darkroom space (get familiar with our equipment if you're already used other darkrooms)
- B&W printing training (if you haven't printed B&W film before)
- B&W film development training (if you haven't developed B&W film before)
If you want to learn on your own, here are some tutorials available online:
