How to dispose of film developing chemicals
Here are the best solutions for safely disposing of your film developing chemicals. Fixer and most developers must be disposed of properly so that they do not harm the environment.
Developing
Everything to do with the film development process. From guides on the different types of developers to agitation, edge effects, fixer types, chemical storage, and more!
Which film-developing chemicals can be reused?
Here’s where to find out which film developing chemicals can be reused, and how to store and dispose of those that cannot be reused.
What is blix? And does it reduce the quality of color film developing?
Blix is a standard chemical for developing color negative film at home using the C41 process. It combines bleach and fix in a single step.
Where is the best place to buy film in Vancouver?
Vancouver still has plenty of great options for purchasing and developing film. Here are my personal favourite film photography locations within the lower mainland.
Where’s the best place to buy film in Montreal?
Montreal Quebec is the best city in Canada to get into film. Here are the best stores in the city to go find and develop film, and other related services.
How much does temperature control matter when developing film?
One of the biggest questions when developing black and white or color film at home is how strict does my temperature control need to be? Here’s the surprising answer.
How long can I wait to develop film? And how to develop decade-old rolls
Have you found some rolls of film that have been sitting on your shelf for a couple of years? decades? centuries? Here’s how to develop them.
What are film developers made from?
Have you ever wondered what makes film developers work? Find out everything there is to know about film developing chemicals here.
What is the resolution of film? Using crowd-counting techniques to find out
Here’s how I found out what the real resolution of film is after developing. Here’s how I used crowd-counting techniques to find out!
Rodinal should be your first black and white film developer: here’s why
If you’re new to developing black and white film, you have to try Rodinal. Here’s why this is still the world’s oldest film developer still in production.
