stupid diafine question

[shaaktiman]

I'm in the middle of buying all my equipment to start processing at home. Diafine... I'm getting 1 gallons worth of powdered concentrate. Is this 1 gallon total (1/2 gallon of solution A and 1/2 gal. of B?) Or is it a full gallon of each?

I need to know what kind of containers to get. (Jeez, I hope it is only 1/2 gal. each. My girlfriend is already unhappy about this project taking over our kitchen.)

thanks,

adam

 

[back alley]

for the 1 quart size it was a quart each.

joe

 

[shaaktiman]

damn! She's gonna be pissed.

 

[T_om]

damn! She's gonna be pissed.

Yep.

You are going to need a gallon jug for A and a gallon jug for B. And a jug for fixer too.

Really, not much room is needed, they can sit anywhere. Stash'em under your desk.

Tom

 

[back alley]

damn! She's gonna be pissed.

it's called suffering for your art!

lol
joe

 

[ray_g]

That's ok. Just take lots of pictures of her. It works.

 

[back alley]

ray is a smart man...

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

wait! unless that's what gets her peeve...it can backfire guys!

 

[shaaktiman]

Yes, not much room is needed... unfortunately, room in NYC is measured in different terms than everywhere else in the country. The sad thing is, I live in Brooklyn and when my Manhattan friends saw my place for the first time they all gushed about how much room I have. They couldn't believe how big my apartment is.

I have 1 sink. It's in the kitchen. No room in the bathroom for one. (It's what you call a 2 piece bathroom.) And half of the 1 sink is about to be comandeered for processing.

To be honest, I don't blame her for being mifffed. Seriously though, you guys have girlfriends that ENJOY having their pictures taken? She'll sit if I make her, but it isn't exactly her favorite thing.

 

[Nick R.]

Minimum space needed for 35mm work:
2 gallon jugs for diafine (or one gallon for D76)
1 pint bottle for fixer
1 bottle of Ilford rapid fixer (mix what you need in the pint bottle before use)
1 one-reel sized developing tank with reel
thermometer, funnel, church key, measuring cup, film hangers, scissors, and changing bag.
This can all fit in one copy-paper box (standard NYC residential bulk storage container).

 

[solane]

with diafine, you don't need photo-flo?

and, pardon me for asking, but what's a church key?

 

[solane]

oh! to crack open the film cassette! thanks, GHM! boy, do i feel like an idiot!

 

[Doug]

Photo-Flo is a fine idea with any developer, as a final step after the wash and before hanging the strip up to dry. If the wash water beads up on the film after you hang it, and then it dries that way, you may end up with water-droplet marks on the dried film. One more measure to prevent that is making that final Photo-flo rinse in distilled water.