The Darkroom Cookbook Forum

Beseler is pretty much out of business. I think they have one person that still answers the phones, or something like that. Repairing the enlarger chassis is not too difficult but I have no experience with the electronics. Can you try taking it to an electrical repair shop and see if they can diagno...

Your instincts are good. Tray development is only one method. Many photographers have painted the developer and fixer onto the paper using a high quality paint brush or sable art brush. Just make certain you coat everything evenly and keep brushing it on until completion. You might also want to rota...

Greetings, Thomas, yes, thank you. I have a Durst 609 that I want to either make available for shipping cost on the forum, or take to Central Valley High School - haven't decided which. One piece is broken on the left side (see attached images), and I have no lens boards or carriers. _DSC6022.jpg _D...

Thank you for the response, Bill.

I have an Eseco Speedmatic Revolving Darkroom Door that no longer fits my space. I've been holding on to it since I moved to Monmouth, and am ready to let it go for the cost of shipping (free if you pick it up). 83" high x 36" wide the opening is 17" wide. The attached photo was taken...

Congratulations. I have one but I'm on the west coast of the U.S. It would have cost more to ship than to buy.

Just got back from teaching at Revela-T in Spain. Fantastic annual festival of analog photography. Congratulations on your new enlarger.

Thank you for keeping everyone updated on this.

I'm back from Revela-T. A great festival celebrating analog photography with at least 6 rooms featuring photographers from all over the world, workshops in darkroom, large format, and alternative processes, and a party every evening! And don't forget the paella cooked for 700 people in the park on S...

I have a number of Speed EZ-Ls if any body wants one for shipping cost. Sizes range from 2x3" to 11x14". These are fast and effective for making multiple prints from the same negative. I don't do production work any longer and don't need them.

Thank you for sharing this. Keep us posted on your findings.

While I don't have a formula for Acufine, you may wish to try FX 11 found on page 257 of the Darkroom Cookbook, 4th ed.

This is a new one on me. I use Paterson developing tanks and don't have a clue what a Rodinax tank is or does. It appears by the responses that not many others do, either.

Perhaps you could tell the forum members more about the Rodinax system and the kickstarter campaign for Lab-Box?

Greetings, All. I would like to make you aware of the 5th Annual Revela-T Analog Photography Seminar in Barcelona, Spain, May 19 to 28, http://revela-t.cat/2017/en/home17/. It may well be THE "BEST" ANALOGUE PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL IN THE WORLD as the sponsors claim. I will be giving a one da...

Does anyone out there have spare parts for a Durst 609 enlarger?

It is a 45 MX. However, I am thinking I might keep this one and give away the 45 MX with a single lens mount, the one I'm currently using. I'm going to set this up in the next day or two and see how I like it before deciding. I'll let you know.

I am looking forward to watching your videos, Tim.

I was born in Moscow, Russia and came to US in 1994 at the age of 16. Received a B.F.A. in Photography from San Jose State University. Worked in the field (anything from one hour lab processing to portrait studios and so on) since 1997. Currently, I run a rental darkroom and educational space in San...

That sounds exciting, Tim. It may, or may not, have been done before. I have said from the first article that appeared in Camera & Darkroom magazine, that the purpose of the DCB was to share techniques that might otherwise be lost, and in this case, if it works, that have been found or discovere...

Not at all. What I am saying is that if you purchase a new copy of the 1st edition of either the Darkroom Cookbook or the Film Developing Cookbook directly from Focal Press I will receive an additional $1.25 on my next royalty check.

I cannot speak for flickr.com or digitaltruth, but in The Film Developing Cookbook, 1st ed., Bill Troop and I write: "There have been hundreds of unauthorized publications of the 'original' Rodinal formula. All of the most authentic ones consist of 100 grams of p-aminophenol hydrochloride and 3...

In this case sodium carbonate. You can try using potassium carbonate but it may shift your tones to the warm, depending on the paper you are using. Mono or anhydrous makes no difference as you add the carbonate in increments until you achieve the desired results. I don't have the book in front of me...

You never know when one is going to fall in the sink.

I still don't know what prudent sharpening is. But should I ever be faced with such a daunting task I will certainly follow the perfesser's advice.

I don't know what prudent sharpening is.



As far as the difference between HP5 and delta 3200, try making an 11 x 14 (or even better, 16 x 20) enlargement from each negative and let me know the results.