said by reub2000 :

I would be very interested in some of this stuff. I still do wet processes, and would be very interested in upgrading from the current enlarger that I use.

said by DavisPhotog :

. a place to use it!

said by robar :

that's the problem. all you need now is a desktop instead of the extra bedroom. never did the HS thing but what i said.. i'm never going back.. my pro9000 works great. i did have to rearrange my desktop to make room for it..
anybody need a film Pentax???

said by reub2000 :

You'd need more than a desktop to fit in one of the Epson 4800 that my school has.

said by robar :

that's the problem. all you need now is a desktop instead of the extra bedroom.

said by Hayward :

Don't know about you but my bathroom has had running water for quite a few years now.

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said by Hayward :

With plumbing and no windows preferably too..... how many have that. Not litterally for printing B&W you can do that just in trays but for film you really need running water.

And for a place like here I would need an air conditioned icebox, because even B&W chemistry as I recall is based around 68-70F....

said by Kringle :

Why not just use the old "bathroom heat sink method" for temperature stabilization?

Fill your bathtub with 68° water and use metal film tanks submerged in the water to keep your chemicals at the prescribed temperature for the duration of the process. Put your chemistry in the cold bath ahead of time and add cold water to the tub as necessary.

said by Hayward :

Uhh because you are just not paying attention AT ALL???

said by Kringle :

OK, I gave you the benefit of the doubt and reread the whole thread and can't seem to find what I wasn't "paying attention AT ALL" to.

Am I supposed to read your mind and magically know what the crappy water supply is like in South Florida (not that I would ever want to)?

Methinks that you continue liking to be argumentative more than anything else.

Cheers!

said by Hayward :

Ok soryy you like many Americans think the ENTIRE WORLD is JUST LIKE WHERE YOU ARE???

said by Hayward :

Ok but high temp shorter development greatly increases grain.... and agin here it would be typically 10+ degrees over norm without otherwise excessive AC.

And as I said yes prints you can do with just trays, but still preferably a windowless room, but for the film end you really do need plumbing. Yes you can rinse a print but you need to wash film.

said by robar :

i'd need a lot more $$ also.
at this time the 13x19'' is doing a very good job for me..
i have a friend at a printing firm with a 60'' canon that's unbelieveable..they bought it used for around $10-20,000