Photography - developing film

if i had a film camera and i wanted to have a go at developing some photos by hand, what kit would i need to start? how much would it cost? where would i go to buy the stuff? assume complete ignorance here... i just really need to get a clue. i'm not interested in forking out for the best kit available at this stage, just wanting to experiment. many thanks.

ask at silverprint as they sell the chemicals and equipment
i would use photofusion or rapid eye (if they still let you do processing there?)

goes to google silverprint, photofusion and rapid eye

Best to go to your local college and ask if they have a dark room that you could use I would think.

Cheap= chemicals and trays
Expensive= kit to focus image from film onto paper
Effects= most awesome

i guess i should say that it's a gift for someone. i'd need all the kit. is the enlarger the pricey bit?

cough hello, over here...

go to a local art school for evening lessons and they'll have everything you need. Might need to put £30 down for your own chemicals and paper but, other than that, you're good. What you shooting on?

PS there's one 5 mins from my house in Putney... rock up and we can grab beers too!

ben, re-read my last post ^ !

DOH! think i fell afoul of the the page-sync... now i look like an a$$ (again)

As far as I am aware the enlarger is the pricey bit- although having a light proof room is somewhat tricky also.

I think enlargers are a little like camera equipment- you think "this'll be affordable", then look at it and think "8!@£$&"

one route may be worth considering is develop the film then scan it to a PCfrom the negatives

Developing the film is fairly straight forward (especially B&W) and needs little equipment and not loads of darkroom time, you may be able to do that with a dark bag, digital scanner's are not to expensive

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Bit like buiding that bike from the odd parts I had laying around..... rear wheel <8!@£$&>

everything you need (including enlargers) can be had VERY cheaply now.

You could easily pick up a whole darkrooms worth of equipment for next to nothing - loads of places are chucking stuff out / selling it for peanuts - even plenty of bargains on ebay

recon you could easily pick up a whole (decent) setup for £50-100

that's great to know dan. i have my eye on a few things ;)

this looks like a reasonable set: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Complete-set-of-darkroom-equipment-including-enlarger_W0QQitemZ290322074464QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_WSJL_Wholesale_GL?hash=item43988b4b60&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A10|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50

guy claims he will do it for £60 BIN and may post

think you can probably do better tho.... :)