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
If you plan to use the darkroom, feel free to join the mailing list and say hi or ask for help.
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:
Things that still need doing
- Clean junk & organise the space
- Get an automatic door closer so that door doesn't stay open (and dust is avoided as much as possible)
- Consider access arrangements - do we need a door lock, ACNode on the enlarger etc.
- Find a way to collect money for spares (e.g. for enlarger and safelight lamps)
- Set up screen printing area (needs a bench to be built in the small corridor outside the darkroom door)
- Schedule some induction and training sessions to get more people interested & skilled in using the darkroom
