pesphoto
Veteran
I would do it, no problem. I use Sprint developer mostly which is pretty much like D76. Maybe we could compile a list as to who has what kind of developers and such. That way people can pick and choose who they would need to send their film to. I also use Rodinal.
kaiyen
local man of mystery
You can get personal attention to your film at some labs, where they even do hand development (rather than dip-n-dunk, which is usually the best you can expect). But around here that's already $10-$15, plus postage.
allan
allan
amateriat
We're all light!
Roger that. I had started souping my own b/w again about a year and a half ago, just several months before moving across town, giving me just enough time to get to a serious backlog of rolls, going not quite as far back as yours (oldest roll I had was from about 1995), totaling about 20 or so rolls. This felt great (good thing I had largely switched to shooting chromogenics at the time for this reason). Unfortunately, it's taken a while to get things set up again post-move; at the same time, I recieved a ton of Ilford HP5 from a colleague who had given up film for digital (and who recently switched back to film – had to restrain myself from writing "came back to his senses"), so now I have a fresh backlog of b/w to process. At least this time it's all stuff shot within the last year, but I'm itching to get to it all the same.back alley said:my endless backlog of films dating back to 1988 sadly prohibits me from daring to offer aid to others...
joe
It's because of this erratic developing schedule (so far) that I've decided against offering developing services to others. Consistency (foolish or otherwise) may be the hobgoblin of small minds, but it sure helps when dealing with souping film, be it mine or others'.
- Barrett
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raid
Dad Photographer
I see several people here who are receptive to the idea of having a spelled-out agreement for occasional B&W developing for others. I think that the information here is useful to others.
Raid
Raid
raid
Dad Photographer
I have worked out a plan with Al Kaplan to develop B&W film for me as he develops his own B&W film in Miami. Many of you know Al from his threads in photo.net in the past years. He is a highly experienced B&W photographer, and I got this way custom work from a friend online. The developed negatives he is sending me back look great. He sends them to me in long sleeves uncut [based on my request] in a small tube. This way, I can either take the negatives for a commercial scanning or I can cut the negatives into strips of six for my own scanning in a Nikon scanner.
The advantage I am seeing is in having Al take personal interest in my negatives. He is offering me advices on choice of film, and he explains to me what could have gone wrong on my end with a specific roll. Having one person do the developing results also in more consistent results.
Thanks, Al.
Raid
The advantage I am seeing is in having Al take personal interest in my negatives. He is offering me advices on choice of film, and he explains to me what could have gone wrong on my end with a specific roll. Having one person do the developing results also in more consistent results.
Thanks, Al.
Raid
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Nokton48
Veteran
Wow, that is a great pairing of talents.
Makes sense since you guys are both in Florida.
Good luck on all your future projects.
Dan
Makes sense since you guys are both in Florida.
Good luck on all your future projects.
Dan
