Tom A
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As I haven't figured how to caption the shots on site:
There are two enlargers in my darkroom, the Gray Focomat 1 C which is my workhorse and the black monster, which is a ELCAN 121 ultra high resolution (275 lpm). It is based on a Focomat IIc but in this configuration barely covers 24x36. At the moment it is "down" with a case of electronic flu. The control between the lamp and the shutter is dead and as it is one of maybe 1/2 dozen made in 1974, parts and schematics are unavailable. One of these days i will design and build a LED light source for it instead.
The red box above the sink is a continous water heater, running on 220/3phase power. You just turn it on and it will keep the water temperature at whatever setting you want for as long as the water is flowing.
The reel rack is not steel reels! It is Paterson System reels and the rack holds 80 of them, but there are another 20+ in the "ante-room".
The wide angle on the Ricoh GRD makes it deceptively large. The darkroom is about 9ft by 12ft and the office outside is about 8ft by 18ft. There is also a small "nook" of to the side that holds print boxes and kodak carousel trays (40+).
The bookshelf in the back holds neg files and books (photographic books), but it is mainly for neg files and the books are "overflow" from the den and downstairs.
It is not a perfect darkroom, but it is very comfortable to work in, the stainless sink is 8 ft long and 30" wide and the second sink is 3 ft by 30" and 18" deep. The second sink is mainly used for washing prints. There is a variable speed exhaust fan in the ceiling above the reel rack and at full blast it is loud, but it will change the air in the room in three minutes, The door has a filtered air inlet that is 24" square and i do run a aircleaner 24 hours in the darkroom. This cuts down on spotting prints.
Ok, now I have shown mine - let's see yours!
There are two enlargers in my darkroom, the Gray Focomat 1 C which is my workhorse and the black monster, which is a ELCAN 121 ultra high resolution (275 lpm). It is based on a Focomat IIc but in this configuration barely covers 24x36. At the moment it is "down" with a case of electronic flu. The control between the lamp and the shutter is dead and as it is one of maybe 1/2 dozen made in 1974, parts and schematics are unavailable. One of these days i will design and build a LED light source for it instead.
The red box above the sink is a continous water heater, running on 220/3phase power. You just turn it on and it will keep the water temperature at whatever setting you want for as long as the water is flowing.
The reel rack is not steel reels! It is Paterson System reels and the rack holds 80 of them, but there are another 20+ in the "ante-room".
The wide angle on the Ricoh GRD makes it deceptively large. The darkroom is about 9ft by 12ft and the office outside is about 8ft by 18ft. There is also a small "nook" of to the side that holds print boxes and kodak carousel trays (40+).
The bookshelf in the back holds neg files and books (photographic books), but it is mainly for neg files and the books are "overflow" from the den and downstairs.
It is not a perfect darkroom, but it is very comfortable to work in, the stainless sink is 8 ft long and 30" wide and the second sink is 3 ft by 30" and 18" deep. The second sink is mainly used for washing prints. There is a variable speed exhaust fan in the ceiling above the reel rack and at full blast it is loud, but it will change the air in the room in three minutes, The door has a filtered air inlet that is 24" square and i do run a aircleaner 24 hours in the darkroom. This cuts down on spotting prints.
Ok, now I have shown mine - let's see yours!
