Having been an amateur photographer and darkroom enthusiast for the
last 30 years, I am also a mental health professional and I came
across a 56y/o gentleman with a severe case of Alzheimer's
Dementia--very tragic for one only 56y/o. In doing the history with

No, that's not the question, but I have one equally simple yet mysterious. Was
talking the other day with someone about evenness of exposure and film
latitude, prompting the question:
  Why do color reversal films have less latitude than negative films?

I'm currently looking for real cold/neutral tones with my FB prints. The
problem is that i'm using neutral developpers and papers and my prints
are still warm... :(
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Is there any truth to this rumor that Xtol may be phased out.
I have just got back into darkroom work with some xtol and to not
want to get familiar with a developer that may not be here in the near
future.

I found a used Beseler 45M enlarger.  Now I'm looking for a lens board for
it.  I noticed some lens boards come with an "illuminator".  What is that
for and how is it used?

It's been 5+ years since I've worked in a darkroom (used to have my
own, and worked semi-professionally).  Since then, I've moved into
an apartment where setting up a darkroom simply isn't going to be
an option.  I've been away too long, and it's killing me.  Like

Has anybody had experience with prints made from B&W  (wet) prints from
digital made into negatives? Do know of any labs that output B&W negatives
from digital files? I have some old B&W negatives are very scratched but can
be corrected with PhotoShop, but want conventional ...

I have a zone 6 enlarger that is a few years old. It has the variable
contrast head and electronics.
I see that in the new catalog that they no longer offer it. What is
the story? To many complaints of low light level?

I have been using the new Delta 400 and Xtol 1:1 in rotary and the results
are just great, so naturally I want to try 1:2 dilution. Has anyone here any
experience with this combo?  How about FX39?
The grain at 1:1 is well under control, and the tonality with red filter is

   I've located a Beseler 8341 neg carrier for my 45xmt. Since this is not
a current partno, does anyone know if this one became the 8343
(w/anti-Newton glass) or the 8342 (w/standard glass)? Also, is there any
on-line documentation for the partno changes? They kind of make me nuts ...

     Is there some sort of standard method for washing in a drum? I've
just been filling the drum,dumping and repeating. Is that it? I'm only using
the drums for RA-4.
   Nick

Anyone have a spare lid for a jobo 3010 floating around?   I just dropped
mine on the cellar floor and destroyed the cogs.  Argh.  I've got 20 sheets
to develop and  I'm stuck.  If you'd like to sell a 3010 drum with lid I'd
be interested in that too.

I just got this enlarging lens. One ineresting "feature" is it seems
to have two sets of aperture blades, each set has 5 blades, but seems
only one set of blades can be useful, the other set will just
extend/retreat as I rotate the aperture ring, they never get into the

Hi, I was just wondering if anyone out there can answer the
following question. I have an enlarger where my
80mm F/4 rodagon screws into the lens board in order to mount.
The lens boards thread also fits the 50mm Rodagon I have as

I'm taking an introductory B&W darkroom class at my art college, and we
mixed our three batches of chemicals last week: developer, fixer, and Heico
Permawash. In pulling out the bottles from the locker this week, I
discovered I'd labeled the fixer, but in the general confusion of ...