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Old 09-25-2010   #1
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Bathroom darkrooms - show us your setup

I had a question from another member about a temporary bathroom darkroom, and thought it would be useful to see other member's setups. Here's a pic of the arrangement I used for several months before I got a permanent darkroom.
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Old 09-25-2010   #2
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Hey! Ok I'll start here with a Walmart ( I hate Walmart) Dip & Dunk set up I made for $45.

I know it's not rangefinder, I use it for 8x10, but it may be inspirational to someone!! Come on $45!!!

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Old 09-25-2010   #3
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ChrisN: Thanks for starting this thread and that looks very functional. I did a survey of my small bathroom this morning and i think it'll be faily easy to light proof. Other than that, i'll probably need 2 small table and i should be set in terms of space.
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Old 09-25-2010   #4
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Just brought the Durst printo out of a 7 year retirement

This is supposed to be the master closet:


The rest of the bathroom is equally tidy
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Old 09-28-2010   #5
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Just brought the Durst printo out of a 7 year retirement

This is supposed to be the master closet:


The rest of the bathroom is equally tidy
Could you do me a huge favour?
Could you tell me the height of the V35 when doing an 8x10? From the baseboard to the top of the enlarger head, trying to work out if it will fit in the space I have available! Cheers in advance.
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Old 09-28-2010   #6
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For a toilet with hand-basin: http://www.rogerandfrances.com/subsc...how%20loo.html

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Could you tell me the height of the V35 when doing an 8x10? From the baseboard to the top of the enlarger head, trying to work out if it will fit in the space I have available! Cheers in advance.
With the 40mm Focotar, you need 23" from the base board - 25.5" from the desk.
The highest point is the column height adjustment knob.
When I had a proper darkroom, I removed the base board and mounted the column directly through the bench to get a larger area for a 20x16 easel - that would also work if you are tight on height.


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Old 09-28-2010   #8
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Great thread!

My bathroom is probably too small to do darkroom work comfortably in. Pics posted here seems to show sizable bathrooms.

I wonder if it is possible to do the exposure in the dark and all the chemistry outside in light-proof containers.
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Great thread!

My bathroom is probably too small to do darkroom work comfortably in. Pics posted here seems to show sizable bathrooms.

I wonder if it is possible to do the exposure in the dark and all the chemistry outside in light-proof containers.
Roger Hicks link in post #6 looks like a masterful use of a very small space.

If you don't have room for dishes, there are slot processors from Nova Darkroom that take up the same footprint as one regular dish.
There are two 10x8 ones ( £15 on ebay ) in the lower right of my photo with the sinks right next to 10x8 trays to give you a size comparison.
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With the 40mm Focotar, you need 23" from the base board - 25.5" from the desk.
The highest point is the column height adjustment knob.
When I had a proper darkroom, I removed the base board and mounted the column directly through the bench to get a larger area for a 20x16 easel - that would also work if you are tight on height.

Perfect, thank you very much, hard info to actualy find!
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Maybe the organization in my bathroom is not the best, sometimes i have to fight with film and wet FB everywhere to take a shower...but it's useful that i can decide to develope and print pictures at any time in the day or night...

The real problem is when i look to the library with the Cameras and Lens...everytime i have to find a specific lens to use with that camera i have to search for minutes...then i have to choose what film to use...so i need another 10 minutes
I'm really not ready for the Digital Photography...

I return in my dark (bath)room

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Old 10-07-2010   #12
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I know this is not a bathroom dark room but the space is so small I thought you might be interested.



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