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09/18/2008 12:26:40 PM · #1 |
Well, I got my first film SLR today. Canon 300v. I've been wanted to learn how to develop photos in a dark room and now I am one step closer.
Am really excited to start playing!
Wish me luck. |
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09/18/2008 12:30:23 PM · #2 |
Good luck.
What's next, cave painting? j/k :) |
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09/18/2008 12:30:28 PM · #3 |
| Good Luck with your new toy sounds like fun. :) |
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09/18/2008 12:34:06 PM · #4 |
| Cave painting you say? Would be a tad difficult to frame... |
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09/18/2008 12:35:29 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by jan_vdw:
Cave painting you say? Would be a tad difficult to frame... |
Wouldn't the cave serve as one giant frame?
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09/18/2008 01:49:23 PM · #6 |
Have fun, Jan. I'd be interested in an update sometime, letting us know how your results vary with the switch to film.
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09/18/2008 01:53:13 PM · #7 |
Have fun! It was a bit frustrating at first for me, as I was very impatient and couldnt wait to get my photo out into the light, but its a lot of fun and verryyy rewarding!
Let us know how it goes! |
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09/18/2008 01:53:58 PM · #8 |
hopefully you'll scan in some of your photos and post for us to see!
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09/18/2008 02:31:06 PM · #9 |
make sure the dark room is vented ( exhaust fan )... fumes can be kind of overwhelming. not sure of you plan on borrowing space or using your own homemade dark room.
you can sort of taste it. hard to explain. but i'm not lying...
Message edited by author 2008-09-18 14:32:03.
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09/18/2008 03:13:18 PM · #10 |
| Cool jan_vdw. I had my darkroom up 30 years ago and had lots of fun with it. I kind of miss making my burning and dodging tools and actually using a timer for the right effects. If you need any help, PM me, I'll be glad to share some knowledge from yesteryear. Have fun! |
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09/18/2008 03:31:42 PM · #11 |
You are going to have SO much fun...and your hand will smell, lol. (I hated tongs.)
Show us what you can do! Agree w/ Soup on the taste thing, lol! |
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09/19/2008 12:10:00 PM · #12 |
Thanks for all the well wishes and advise guys. Not planning to totally switch to film, but I think it would be nice to play around and learn to use a dark room.
I was planning to have my bathroom double as a dark room, will keep the vent in mind. |
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09/19/2008 12:13:44 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by bergiekat:
I Agree w/ Soup on the taste thing, lol! |
Uggg yeah there is no really other way to put it.... you just taste it in the air
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09/19/2008 12:35:17 PM · #14 |
LOL @ art's comment! :D
but grats on the new cam, serendipitously i was just talking to a pal of mine, who was showing me his last work taken with that same camera. he use to cross develop his films which gives pretty cool results.
when i bought my first digital slr 2 years ago (nikon D50) i quickly discovered that it didn't deliver the same quality i was beeing used to from my early shots taken with my good ol' prakticar slr and soon bought a film body (nikon F50) which i still use to take mostly b&w and develop them at a fiends lab (i recently started building my own dark room but it's quite difficult to find enough space and time to do it).
anyways, FILM RULZ, WOHOO! ;)
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