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As per my other thread, im seriously considering getting a Large format camera to help educate myself about not only Large format cameras, but also the use of film. The idea of using LF camera doesn't really worry me too much, im sure I can pick that up fairly fast, but as im a complete film virgin, this is the aspect that confuses me the most.
Unfortunately I don't have anywhere I could set up a darkroom which would my ideal solution. So I have a couple of things I could do; Send the film (Pobably 5x4) off to a professional developer. Just entirely Polaroids. Or (And I think this is possibly the best solution) use some sort of simple process to develop the negatives, then scan them in to the computer.
Also as im completely new to this, the idea of working in complete darkness to load or transfer the film (Even if its just in a bag) puts me off somewhat. Now i've stumbled across some Ilford ortho plus which says it can be loaded and developed under a safelight. Has anyone used this? What is the image quality like? What chemicals and process would I need to develop negatives from this? And is it a complete no no to scan the resulting negative in on a flatbed scanner?
As im just dipping my toes into this for mainly self educational reasons im hoping to keep the cost of everything down to a minimum, so is this a good option?
Unfortunately I don't have anywhere I could set up a darkroom which would my ideal solution. So I have a couple of things I could do; Send the film (Pobably 5x4) off to a professional developer. Just entirely Polaroids. Or (And I think this is possibly the best solution) use some sort of simple process to develop the negatives, then scan them in to the computer.
Also as im completely new to this, the idea of working in complete darkness to load or transfer the film (Even if its just in a bag) puts me off somewhat. Now i've stumbled across some Ilford ortho plus which says it can be loaded and developed under a safelight. Has anyone used this? What is the image quality like? What chemicals and process would I need to develop negatives from this? And is it a complete no no to scan the resulting negative in on a flatbed scanner?
As im just dipping my toes into this for mainly self educational reasons im hoping to keep the cost of everything down to a minimum, so is this a good option?