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Darkroom Tour

Jan 24, 2024

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in Darkroom Design, Darkroom Stories, Tools of the trade

While testing my recently acquired Hasselblad 501CM, I shot some pictures of my darkroom using the 40mm lens. The shots were hand held on TMax 100, so the depth of field was not great due to wide aperture, but it was as good a subject as any for test shots. This article simply puts those…

The Perfect Paper Safe

Dec 5, 2022

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Dave Krueger

in Darkroom Design, Photo Paper, Tools of the trade

My darkroom paper safe has, for decades, been a small DIY wood cabinet with some shelves inside. I have never trusted it to be light tight, so I kept all the paper and test strips stored inside in black plastic envelopes like the ones paper and film are packaged in. The hinged door was held…

Photo Paper: Long Term Storage

Aug 9, 2022

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Dave Krueger

in Darkroom Design, Darkroom Stories, Photo Paper

Why I Did It? When Kodak stopped producing black and white photographic printing papers, I became sensitized to the potential for my favorite papers to suddenly disappear. With Kodak papers gone, I tested other papers and settled on Ilford. But, what if Ilford stops making printing papers? The idea of stockpiling photographic materials that have…

Orange “OC” Safelights Are As Rare as Unicorns

Jun 2, 2022

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Dave Krueger

in Darkroom Design

The Availability of High Quality Affordable OC Safelights is Dwindling If you’ve done any safelight shopping these days, you’ve probably noticed that new OC colored darkroom safelights aren’t as plentiful as they once were. Lights with red filters seem to be much more common, but the orange ones are easier on the eyes and make…

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Darkroom Tour

The Perfect Paper Safe

Photo Paper: Long Term Storage

Orange “OC” Safelights Are As Rare as Unicorns