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What equipment and supplies do I need in a darkroom?

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A darkroom requires a good amount of equipment to get you started in developing your photos. It is expensive, so you should prepare for this if you want to get into this hobby.

The darkroom necessities are:

* Enlarger
* Negative carrier
* Lens Board
* Lens
* Safelight
* Print trays
* Timer
* Thermometer
* Funnel
* Chemical jugs
* Developer, stop, fixer
* Printing paper
* Mixing rod
* Print squeegee
* Dust brush
* Graduates
* Negative Storage
* Dark Bag/ Dark room
* Film tank
* Film reels
* Film

Depending on how serious and involved you want to get, additional equipment may include the following:

* Paper cutter
* Color print drum
* Motor base for print drum or rotary processor
* Color head or filters
* Color printing paper
* Color chemicals
* Jugs and graduates for color chemistry
* Color print viewing filter kit
* Light table
* Dry mount press
* Mounting tissue
* Bulk film loader
* Film cassettes
* Darkroom sink
* Water board
* Film drier
* Print drier
* Toners
* Jugs for toners
* Exposure/color analyzer
* Repeating printing timer
* Photo Oils/pencils
* Print tongs
* Hypo clear, photo-flow
* Easel
* Polycontrast Filters
* Film clips
* Print washer
* Blotter book
* Projection scale
* Antistaticum
* Canned air
* Loupe
* Cropping guide
* Film washer
* Cotton gloves
* Spotting dyes
* Spotting brush
* Contact printer
* Grain focuser

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