Re: Safelight

Hi:

Yes paper is pretty forgiving. Its not nearly as sensetive to light as
film. I rate paper at 6 ASA when I use it in a camera. My darkroom has a
couple of small light leaks around the door. I haven't bothered fixing
these yet. I will when I start processing real film. The CGP orhto film
I use is even less sensetive than paper - an ASA of 1 to daylight.

I forgot one additional item for the minimal darkroom. Something to
measure the chemicals. The recommended thing is a good graduated cylinder
from the photo shop, but a large graduated measuring cup (intended for
kitchen use) would work. As long as it is _only_ used for photo
chemicals, and _never_ in the kitchen.

A really cheap way of getting lab stuff is through surplus scientific
suppliers. A good one in the states is

        American Science & Surplus
        http://ww.sciplus.com

though they won't ship outside the states

Can't find one similar to this in Canada :(

Gord

On Fri, 13 Jul 2001, Nick Dvoracek wrote:

> I've been using a red "party" bulb from the grocery store for about
> 10 years. You have to check around the base to make sure the red
> coloring covers completely. I covered the gaps with opaque tape.
> I've also used orange christmas tree lights. I haven't tried leaving
> a piece of paper out for 24 hours, but I haven't been all that
> careful about handling paper under it.
>
> >From: "Gordon J. Holtslander" <holtsg@duke.usask.ca>
> >
> >The only one of these that _has_ to be bought from a photo store is
> >the safelight.
> >The rest can be got from a hardware store.
>
>
> Nick
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Received on Fri Jul 13 12:03:06 2001