New Adventure – Film Developing and Bulk Loading
Sunday, July 26th, 2009So I’ve been on a real film kick lately. Having finished my first roll of film, I’m now excited to develop it next weekend. That should be interesting to say the least, considering that the last time I developed film was years ago as a sophomore in high school. I have all of the necessary equipment waiting for me at home to be used in my makeshift darkroom (read: laundry room or bathroom). I’m going to outline the whole process after I finish it, so that anyone that wants to develop their own film can simply follow my guide.
On a similar topic, I have decided to start bulk loading my own film canisters. I was just searching online for more film and discovered that by buying film in rolls of 100′, I could save over 50% and have more consistency with my pictures. So, why pay over $5.50 for 36 exposures when I can pay $46 for ~750 assuming optimal conditions, but in practice about 680. ($0.1527 vs $0.0676) The only downside is that I’m not going to be able to experiment with different types of film. On the other hand, this is going to force me to shoot a more with film. Wish me luck on this endeavor and I’ll keep you posted.
