How do I develop a black & white film at home, what chemicals etc. do I use?

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How do I develop a black and white film at home? What is the process and what chemicals do I use to develop? I need this info. for a school paper I am writing. I used to develop my own photos but I've forgotten how the process works.

Thank you.

-- Ann G. McCarthy (amccarthy@mmm.edu), October 29, 2001

Answers

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-- Jeff Polaski (polaski@acm.org), October 30, 2001.


There are 2 separate processes involved in darkroom work. The first is development of the film. The second is the printing of negatives (which involves development of the enlarging paper). Not sure which you are referring to. You will find many Internet sites to help you with either process by searching www.google.com with the search terms "film development process" or "darkroom enlarging process" or some variation of these. Your library is also an excellent source of books on these subjects.

-- Michael Feldman (mfeldman@qwest.net), October 30, 2001.

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