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Darkroom & Dev Kit

Photographic darkroom & development kit reviews – here you will find reviews and experiences of the various kit you might find in a darkroom.

If you approach your film photography in a more traditional way by either developing and/or printing your photos, below you will find a few reviews of products that aid in this process. If you would like to know a little more about the theory and various practices, you can find more information in this section of the website about workflow.

As with all the content on this website, if you find something of interest, you can find more similar products by clicking on the tags you will find at the bottom of the reviews.

14 May, 2021

Rodinal Vs Kodak D76 vs D96, Which is the best for Double-X (5222) – By Azriel Knight

By Azriel Knight

I was recently asked by Flic Film to beta test their new batch of D96, or as they label it, Developer 96. I was really curious because last year I shot some Double-X and people ...
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25 November, 2020

Midtone Machines – Introducing my Automatic Film Processor – By Andrew Burns

By Andrew Burns

First let me introduce myself, my name is Andrew Burns and I’m a rocket propulsion engineer and amateur photographer living in Auckland, New Zealand. I’m 33 years old, meaning t...
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9 June, 2020

Large scale printing with a Jobodrum – By Thorsten Wulff

By thorsten

Since last year I had this box with 50 sheets of Ilfospeed Multigrade paper in 40x50cm, (16x20 inch), but only one fitting developer tray. So with a lot of time on my hands in t...
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7 April, 2020

Learning to develop film with the Cinestill Df96 Monobath – By Rob MacKillop

By Rob MacKillop

I’d been shooting film alongside digital for about a decade, and once took a course in b&w film developing. Unfortunately, I suffered an allergic reaction to the chemicals, whic...
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24 March, 2020

ARS-Imago Monobath MB Developer: Initial Thoughts – By Steven Bleistein

By Steven Bleistein

It is rare for me to come across a monochrome film developing chemistry that I have not seen or heard of before, particularly in Japan. So when I noticed Swiss company ARS-Imago...
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13 May, 2018

Tetenal Colortec C-41 Developing Kit – By Parallax Photographic

By Parallax Photographic

Pretty much every person we meet has been told somewhere that developing black-and-white film at home is reasonable, but that developing colour film is just too tricky. But this...
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1 October, 2017

Paterson Universal Developing Tank – by Parallax Photographic

By Parallax Photographic

So you have decided to start developing your film. We help a lot of people get set up to process their film at home. It is a good choice - it’s surprisingly simple and can save ...
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28 May, 2017

Tips and a DIY tool for film loading using a 35mm Paterson Tank System – guest post by Guy

By GW

Following on from the Parallax review of the Paterson reel system, I thought I would share a few quick tips and a little home made device a use for helping load one. This might ...
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