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B&W; developing

I've been getting increasingly interested in Black and White photography of late. It started with trying to save some money on film and processing, but I guess I'm starting to see the charm and fun of B&W.;

One of the things that comes with B&W; is that you need to develop your own films, or be prepared to spend a fortune on getting a single roll processed. But the good thing is that developing B&W; is really easy and fun! Thanks to the awesome documentation on Ilford's site (particularly this document), and the helpful folks at Nikonians, I managed to develop my first roll recently. While the results werent mindblowing, it was great to see actual pictures on the negatives once the process was done.

Unfortunately I dont have access to a real darkroom or enlarger right now. I've heard from many people that making your own prints is where the real fun is, and cant wait to try that out. Until then I have to be content with with scanning the negatives using the Minolta Dimage Dual Scan IV scanner that I got sometime back.

One amazing resource for all B&W; related stuff is the Black & White Magazine.