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Bergger Pancro 400 - Reversal Development - Lightbox

Film stock review: Bergger Pancro 400 Part 6 – 35mm EI 400 reversal development (bracketed +/- 1 stop)

by EMSeptember 8, 2017December 11, 2019

It’s about time to wrap up the part of this series that covers Bergger’s 35mm Pancro 400 film with something a bit special: reversal development results.
Before you start scratching your head or disappear altogether, allow me a minute or

Fuji Provia 400X, expired 1998 - Rolleicord

Darkroom, Darkroom Equipment, Developing Film, Gear Reviews, Guides & How-Tos

How to develop your own slide film with the Tetenal Colortec E-6 kit

by Sina FarhatMay 16, 2017October 16, 2020

Congratulations, if you are reading this article then you are (hopefully!) willing to take the next step in your film development adventure.

Articles, Darkroom, Darkroom printing, Developing Film, Experiments

Getting to grips with darkroom printing using Caffenol (and alternatives) – Darkroom alchemy

by Mads MadisonMarch 6, 2017July 3, 2021

Analog black and white film development and chicken soup. Enough internet for today?

An unusual combination, but according to an article I found online, chicken soup can be used to develop film.

Agave Lady, Mamiya RB67, 127mm 3.5KL, Fuji Velvia 50

Darkroom, Darkroom Equipment, Developing Film, Experiments, Gear Reviews

The Arista Rapid E-6 kit: a guide to developing your own slide film

by Kikie WilkinsNovember 18, 2016August 28, 2021

Before I jump into the guide, allow me a few moments to tell you the story of how I began shooting and developing slide film.

Many years ago, while working as an employee of a transport and delivery company, I

Darkroom, Developing Film, Experiments, Film development times, Film stock reviews, ILFORD Film Stock Reviews, Reviews

Cheatsheet: ILFORD FP4 PLUS development times – EI 100 to EI 6400

by EMSeptember 10, 2016October 16, 2020

Over the years I’ve built up a large bank of development times and schemes for many black and white films, old and new;

Articles, Darkroom, Developing Film

Save the planet – understand film washing kinematics

by Ribnar MazumdarJune 24, 2016July 3, 2021

Gist: You are basically wasting water if you wash your film for greater than 7 mins after fix. I wash for 10 mins because I am paranoid. I never followed ILFORD’s recommendations and I think I was wrong.

Kodak 250D (5207) - EC2N homebrew developer - Ankle Slapper Tides

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Developing motion picture film in your own darkroom

by Dizzy CowApril 16, 2016July 3, 2021

Snatched from the streets of San Diego in late March 2016 by a group of masked assailants, Diz has been spending some time at EMULSIVE HQ (voluntarily) working on a guest post covering his process for developing motion picture film