The Camera Club has three professional black and white darkrooms and one communal space for processing black and white 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
Introduction to Salt Printing (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 16x20
FIbre print mount press
Lightbox + trimmer
Chemicals (£1 per bottle)
Ilford DD Film Developer (100ml)
Ilford PQ Universal Paper Developer (100ml)
Ilford Ilfostop Film and Paper Stop Bath (50ml)
These are available to purchase in bottles on the day of your booking.
Resin costed/fibre photographic paper and film is not available to purchase from the club.
More information about enlarger instructions, club chemicals, dilutions and safety can be found in each darkroom
Introduction to Analogue
Processing 35mm film and photographic printing can be booked independently
Price: £30
Darkroom Accreditation
Wanting to use the darkrooms at The Camera Club?
First will need to do an accreditation course.Offers member full accreditation to the darkroomsExplaining the darkroom process from processing to printingIf you have previous experience in a darkroom then accreditation can be much shorter.
These accreditations take place on weekends.
Free
If you have previous experience in a darkroom then accreditation can be much shorter.
These accreditations take place on weekends.
Free
Introduction to Medium Format
Take your first steps in learning how to use and process a roll of 120 black and white film from a medium format film camera
This in depth workshop is aimed at advanced members already familiar with previous experience using the darkroom and a 35mm film camera
Morning 11am - 1:30pmProcessing a roll of 120 black and white film
Lunch 1:30pm - 2pm
Afternoon 2pm - 5pm
Printing a black and white medium format contact sheet
Print a final black and white silver gelatin print
Price: £30
Printing a black and white medium format contact sheet
Print a final black and white silver gelatin print
Price: £30
Introduction to Film Scanning
Learn how to digitise your 35mm, medium format and 5x4 negatives using the Epson V750 flatbed scanner
This tutorial is aimed at members who are interested in scanning their black and white, C41 and E6 negatives using Epson Scan on our Epson V750 flatbed scanner
Tutorial CoversPreparing and loading 35mm, 120 and 5x4 negatives into negative carriersScanning fundamentals for all film formatsStorage and archiving digital negative scans
For anyone wanting to participate in this tutorial, if you have a roll of processed 35mm or 120 film from the Introduction to Analogue you can bring this along with you on the day of your booking
This tutorial is run by our darkroom manager Felix Hall Close
Contact Felix at darkroom@thecameraclub.co.uk with any questions you may have
Next Session: Saturday 23rd May 2026 3pm
This tutorial is run by our darkroom manager Felix Hall Close
Contact Felix at darkroom@thecameraclub.co.uk with any questions you may have
Next Session: Saturday 23rd May 2026 3pm