https://justinrichards.xyz/blog/ Recent content in Blog on Silver and Gelatin Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Tue, 09 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://justinrichards.xyz/blog/reduced-water-usage-print-washer/ Tue, 09 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://justinrichards.xyz/blog/reduced-water-usage-print-washer/ Why? I had a bit of an issue. The only room in my house which is easily used as a darkroom, is on the opposite side of the house from the rooms with running water. This left me with a couple options: Save up my prints in a water bath and wash them all at once, or carry dozens of gallons of water in 5 gallon buckets back and forth across the house and spend most of my time doing that, rather than printing. https://justinrichards.xyz/blog/ilford-cap40-bw/ Mon, 08 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://justinrichards.xyz/blog/ilford-cap40-bw/ Chemistry For black and white, I use the following chemicals: Kodak Polymax RT Developer (Made for high temperature roller transport processors) Kodak Indicator Stop (Though any stop should work fine) Ilford Hypam Fixer Kodak does also make a Polymax RT Fixer, but I have not used it, since I already had the 5L jug of Hypam, which seems to do fine with replenishment. I replenish all three chemicals at 13ml working strength solution per 8x10 print. https://justinrichards.xyz/blog/ilford-cap40-mod/ Mon, 08 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://justinrichards.xyz/blog/ilford-cap40-mod/ Introduction I recently acquired a well-maintained Ilford CAP-40 print processor, at a very nice price. These machines were built for the now defunct Ilford Cibachrome color printing process. Basically, you put your chemicals in the machine, turn it on, feed your exposed paper into one side, and a few minutes later, your fully processed print pops out the other side ready to be washed. They are a roller-transport, three-tank (2L per tank) processor with an adjustable, built-in heater (up to about 110°F). https://justinrichards.xyz/blog/introduction/ Sun, 07 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://justinrichards.xyz/blog/introduction/ Hello, My name is Justin, and I shoot film.