carbo73
Well-known
Hi,
As most of us I'm stuck in quarantine at home for the coronavirus. I'm planing to make a shoe box pinhole camera for my children, but can't access dark room chemicals (I have a dark room, but not at home). I can try caffenol for developer, skip stop bath but.... what about fixer? As I said I can't bought anything as every shop except food is closed, and I can't order anything superfluous as this through Amazon, as this is putting in danger workers just for non-essential work.
Could I develop and wash in the dark a 4x5 film sheet or photographic paper used in my pinhole camera, and then rush to the flatbed scanner to digitalize the image before it vanishes for lack of fixer? Once I did that to a solarigraphy pinhole camera I had, but then the paper negative had been "taking" the image for months!
Thanks in advance.
As most of us I'm stuck in quarantine at home for the coronavirus. I'm planing to make a shoe box pinhole camera for my children, but can't access dark room chemicals (I have a dark room, but not at home). I can try caffenol for developer, skip stop bath but.... what about fixer? As I said I can't bought anything as every shop except food is closed, and I can't order anything superfluous as this through Amazon, as this is putting in danger workers just for non-essential work.
Could I develop and wash in the dark a 4x5 film sheet or photographic paper used in my pinhole camera, and then rush to the flatbed scanner to digitalize the image before it vanishes for lack of fixer? Once I did that to a solarigraphy pinhole camera I had, but then the paper negative had been "taking" the image for months!
Thanks in advance.
retinax
Well-known
In my experience with paper, if you use a stop bath, that should work. Citric acid, vinegar or even lemon juice, acidic bathroom cleaner, tomato juice, wine... should do. Without, no. It'll be a bit of a mess.
jbielikowski
Jan Bielikowski
Just order chemicals you need, people still need work and business need customers, not your mercy.
Godfrey
somewhat colored
I'd agree with this notion: just order some Ilford Rapid Fixer from Amazon with next day delivery.
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