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04/12/2016 05:17:10 AM · #1
I just was private messaged on facebook this page and WOW, totally amazing

A guy develops film that was never seen before from WWII

Do any of you still develop film the old fashion way? I think with the digital world we kinda miss out on the simpler things....

Enjoy

WWII Developer of film

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04/12/2016 08:07:58 AM · #2
Fabulous, I really enjoyed that Thank you.
04/12/2016 08:48:10 AM · #3
Excellent on many levels. Thanks for posting.
04/12/2016 11:56:23 AM · #4
Excellent!
04/12/2016 12:39:39 PM · #5
Yes, thank you for posting this historic film.
Not only were the contents of the film interesting and valuable,
it brought back memories of darkroom days.
Some of those days were, uh, aromatic, for sure.
04/16/2016 05:21:57 AM · #6
Its really awesome and I am seeing this for the first time.
04/16/2016 09:31:56 PM · #7
Amazing images and watching that guy work, slaving away all alone and with literally single-minded dedication in his kitchen, looks awfully familiar to me and my sugaring...just add clouds of steam and endless jars of all sizes!

ETA: Julie...developer, stop and fixing solutions were and so far as I know, still are, disgustingly strong and smelly chemicals. One of my brothers used to develop his own film in the downstairs powder room when I was a kid, and in college during a Photo 101 course, we had to shoot on b/w film and develop our own stuff. Very noxious!

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04/17/2016 05:44:18 PM · #8
Originally posted by snaffles:

ETA: Julie...developer, stop and fixing solutions were and so far as I know, still are, disgustingly strong and smelly chemicals. One of my brothers used to develop his own film in the downstairs powder room when I was a kid, and in college during a Photo 101 course, we had to shoot on b/w film and develop our own stuff. Very noxious!


Hardly noxious. I've worked with several black and white film developers (D76, XTOL, HC-110, Perceptol, Diafine) and none of them have a strong odor. Some of them have no odor at all. Stop bath can be vinegar and water -- or just water. Fixer has a little bit of an odor, but for developing a roll or two of film at a time, it will hardly knock you over. Granted some people are more sensitive to chemicals than others, but with some prep and common sense, it doesn't have to be an unpleasant experience. I would encourage more people to try it and not be intimidated by the chemicals. A little homework goes a long way.
04/17/2016 06:53:44 PM · #9
that was great to watch, thanks for posting this
04/17/2016 07:18:11 PM · #10
bvy, I am drawing on memories from many, many years ago. And yeah I am sensitive to the chemicals used, I remember nearly passing out in the darkroom once or twice. Definitely put me off the whole thing. Glad that my prayers for the digital age were finally heard!
04/18/2016 09:03:29 AM · #11
I wish I was in photography in these days to where I could experience something like that to learn how to develop in film, it just was super interesting to me and I learned a lot by this.. just the thought of developing your own film like that, nothing will compare to pulling it off from the SD card

I am very happy you all enjoyed it!

04/18/2016 11:37:06 AM · #12
Originally posted by jgirl57:

I wish I was in photography in these days to where I could experience something like that to learn how to develop in film, it just was super interesting to me and I learned a lot by this.. just the thought of developing your own film like that, nothing will compare to pulling it off from the SD card

Film hasn't gone away, you know. It's a great avenue to explore if you want to take your photography to another level.
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