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[gianni1]

I've purchased chemicals from these three places.

Just today I bought 25 sheets of HARMAN DIRECT POSITIVE RC GLOSSY 8x10 paper for still camera use from http://www.thedarkroom.co.uk

There is also http://www.novadarkroom.com/

and http://www.silverprint.co.uk


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[beamascope]

This thread is a bit old but I promised I'd show my results when they were finished. It has actually been finished for some time but ooops. :? Anyway a friend of mine got back his B&H 70DL camera which he loaned back in 1981. In it was a roll of Plus X with no expiration date on it. We decided to shoot and process it ourselves and this thread helped with many different options. In the end we went with the one Wahiba linked to earlier in this thread.

http://www.siltec.co.uk/4_equipment.html

We built a simple rectangular frame like the one seen in the link above. We then processed it to negative in a tray using D76/water for stop and fixer. We then did a crude transfer to video and converted it to a positive and edited it with Premiere Pro.
We thought up a simple enough idea that would not NEED audio and could be pulled off on just one roll. The real point here was not to create a masterpiece (fat chance!) but to shoot and process our own movie film. We also wanted something simple enough that we wouldn't be crushed if it came out all black. We would have liked to have used the comedic rule of threes when it came to pulling the starter cord on the weed eater but we simply didn't have enough film. :lol: Trying to pull something off with just one roll is trickier than I remember. In the end we slapped a simple soundtrack on it and HOPEFULLY it will be somewhat in sync when you watch it. It's in sync (close enough) on my computer but when uploaded to Vimeo is seems off. That could be my old PC causing the problem. Hope you enjoy! P.S. We used and fully trusted a Sekonic L28C for exposure.
http://www.vimeo.com/26202275

[richard p. t.]

Hi Beamscope,
well done! Looks like the tray method worked very well for you. Which developer did you use?
Sound track was in sync when I watched it. Good work on that too.
I would be interested to see a picture of the rack you made. I do like the idea of the rack method as a very cheap option I could get students and interested folk to make when I run workshops.
good show,
richard

[beamascope]

I made it out of small PVC pipe and 1/4 all thread. Drilled holes in the ends of the PVC to accept the all thread and fastened one side with nuts while the other side can just slide off the all thread.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/40476451@N07/5920494350/

On opposite corners (diagonal) I just wrapped mechanics wire to form a semi sturdy "pin" to jab through the film. Here is a close up of that.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/40476451@N07/5919931619/

I think I drilled a small hole through both side of the PVC so I could feed the wire through and twist it tight. As far as keeping the film from overlapping it actually was pretty easy to feel it as I wound it on so there was no problem with that. Obviously if you really cared about the finished product you wouldn't want ANY overlapping or to be punching holes in the film with wire bits but if I cared that much I would have sent it to a lab.
It took three full loads and one partial load on the home grown rack to process a whole 100' reel. It took quite awhile and I'm not sure I would do it again. I could see doing a roll of double 8mm if I had a 8mm film splitter as I think I could squeeze that on in one load...maybe. We used Kodak D76 for the developer and just water as a stop the fixed it with Kodak fixer.

Here are some pics of the nightmare as it unfolded.

Loaded tray after processing.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40476451@N07/5919974451/

Holding it up to see if we got an image!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40476451@N07/5919974293/

Spooling it all over the dusty basement to dry!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40476451@N07/5919973943/

I was actually really surprised at how well the film came out as the crappy off the wall/single speed projector transfer doesn't do it justice. In a way It was disappointing that it didn't look grittier. I might try just cramming it into a bucket next time! Since I have a dark room with trays this made the most sense for my first attempt.

[richard p. t.]

Thanks for the pictures Beamascope. So that size does about 30' then. Basic but effective. Again, well done.
cheers,
richard




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