The Camera Club has three professional black and white darkrooms and one communal space for processing film and photographic printing.
Each individual darkrooms are equipped with De Vere 203, 504 and 5108 enlargers, allowing you to produce prints from 5x7 up to 20x24 inches.
Darkroom 1 £7 an hour
Small darkroom
De Vere 203 Multigrade 500 enlarger
Trays for printing up to 16 x 20 inches
Extractor fan switch: far wall behind enlarger
Darkroom 2 £7 per hour
Medium sized darkroom
De Vere 504 Multigrade 500+ 5108 enlargers
Trays for printing up to 20 x 24 inches
Extractor fan switch: wall to the right of the 504 enlarger
Darkroom 3 £7 per hour
Largest darkroom
De Vere 504 Multigrade 500 enlarger
Trays for printing up to 16 x 20 inches
Extractor fan switch: wall behind door
Darkroom 4 Alternative Darkroom
Smallest darkroom
Alternative Procceses Darkroom (Coming Soon)
Darkroom Main Area Equipment
Paterson 35mm + 120 developing tanks
Film dryer for film processing
RC print dryer and archival FB print washer for prints up to 16 x 20
FIbre print mount press
Lightbox + trimmer
FIlm (35mm £8 + 120 £7 )
Chemicals (£1 per bottle)
Ilford DD Developer - Film Developer (100ml)
Ilford PQ Universal Developer - Paper Developer (100ml)
Fotospeed SB50 Odourless Stop Bath - Film and Paper Stop Bath (50ml)
Ilford Hypan Fixer - Film and Paper Fixer (100ml)
These are available to purchase in bottles on the day of your booking.
Resin costed/fibre photographic paper is not available from the club.
Introduction to Analogue
Our workshops provide members with a professional course covering film processing and photographic printing from a black and white negative.
It is oriented to club members who want to start processing and printing their own rolls or members keen to learn the process.
Processing 35mm Film and Photographic Printing can be booked independently.
Price: £30
Accreditation
If you are wanting to use the darkrooms at The Camera Club, you first will need to do an accreditation course.
Offers member full accreditation to the darkrooms
Explaining the darkroom process from processing to printing
If you have previous experience in a darkroom then accreditation can be much shorter.
These accreditations take place on weekends.
Price: Free
Workshop Benefits
After completing the Introduction to Analogue workshop, you should be able to;
Processing a roll of 35mm black and white film
Print a black and white contact sheet
Print a final black and white silver gelatin print