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Agfa APX 25 vs. Kodak Technical Pan Comparison of two very fine grained black and white films. http://www.kosara.net/photo/apx25vstp.html

Black and White Darkroom Information on darkroom setup, chemicals, equipment, techniques, tips, and safety considerations. http://www3.telus.net/drkrm/

Black and White World Advanced techniques, beginners guide, forums, FAQ's. http://www.photogs.com/bwworld/index.html

BW development times tables Characteristic values and development times tables of the various BW films. http://xoomer.alice.it/rblasina/

Chemistry of the Photographic Process Brief description of the processing steps to develop a color negative in a minilab. http://www.sapiensman.com/photo/

Claudio Bonavolta's Photography Page Information on photography equipment, darkroom techniques. Also contains travel photographs. http://www.bonavolta.ch/hobby/en/photo/

Contrast Masking - The LightRoom How to use contrast masking to capture as much of the dynamic range of the original scene as possible. http://www.lightroom.com/lr_pages/masking.html

DarkroomSource Features tutorials and information on building a darkroom, accessories, techniques, tools and tips. http://www.darkroomsource.net/

Daylight Darkroom Black and white imaging system that achieves the quality of traditional darkroom techniques on inkjet printers. http://www.daylightdarkroom.com

Developing Tank Instructions on how to build a durable developing tank from ABS plastic pipe. http://www.heylloyd.com/technicl/devtank.htm

Do It Yourself Mason Resnick's article on the benefits of doing your own printing. From the Black and White World site. http://www.photogs.com/bwworld/bwdarkrm1.html

Dust and Spotting Article on removing and avoiding dust and spots on prints. http://www.largeformatphotography.info/dust-spotting.html

Film and Developer Test Side by side visual comparisons of black and white films developed in various developers. http://www.inficad.com/~gstewart/filmtest.htm

How Safe Is Your Safelight? Facts about safelights; a page of information from Kodak. http://www.kodak.com/global/en/consumer/products/techInfo/k4/k4Facts.shtml

Ilfochrome Classic One page of information about this color print material. From the LightRoom site. http://www.lightroom.com/lr_pages/ilfo_info.html

Introduction to The Black and White Darkroom Jerry Sparrow's article covering the basics of black and white darkroom setup and photo printing. http://www.photo.net/darkroom/black-and-white-intro

Kaiser Enlargers Bob Meier's review in PHOTO Techniques Magazine of Kaiser enlargers. http://www.phototechmag.com/previous-articles/may00-meier/meier.htm

KODAK Chemicals, Process E-6 Detailed technical manual for Kodak E6 processing aimed at professionals http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/support/techPubs/j83/j83.jhtml

KODAK Chemicals: Processing Manuals Index Publications that describe how to use KODAK Chemicals in photofinishing labs, professional finishing labs, motion picture labs and minilabs, available in .pdf format. http://www.kodak.com/global/en/service/Zmanuals/

KODAK: Cross-Processing Color Negative Films in Process E-6: Tech Pub CIS-184 Resource and technical information on processing color negative films in E6 chemistry aimed at professionals http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/support/techPubs/cis184/cis184.jhtml

Kodak Developer D-76: Tech Pub J-78 Technical manual for Kodak D-76 black and white developer. Lists times, temperatures and procedures for using this time tested developer. http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/support/techPubs/j78/j78.jhtml

Kodak Films Menu Index of links to all Kodak's film information pages. http://www.kodak.com/cgi-bin/webProductTypes.pl?type=Films

KODAK Photochemical Information and FAQs Information and FAQ's for Kodak's photo chemicals http://www.kodak.com/global/en/service/chemicals/photoChems.jhtml

Kodak: Preparing Smaller Batches of Processing Chemicals Technical manual by Kodak on mixing smaller amounts of chemicals. Good resource for home darkrooms. http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/support/techPubs/cis49/cis49.jhtml

Kodak Professional: Black and White Films Technical manuals for all Kodak black and white films. http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/support/databanks/filmDatabankBW.jhtml

Kodak Professional: Photographic Chemicals Contains detailed information on all Kodak photographic chemicals. Information for both color and black and white chemicals. http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/products/prodChemicals.jhtml

Kodak: Simplified Metric Conversion Tables Metric conversion tables. A must have for all darkrooms. Printable format for easy use. http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/support/techPubs/cis106/cis106.jhtml

Kodak: Teaching Basic Darkroom Techniques Resource for students and teachers covering the step by step procedures for basic darkroom techniques. http://www.kodak.com/global/en/consumer/education/lessonPlans/darkroom/index.shtml

Kodak: T-MAX Developers Technical manual for T-Max developers including times, temperatures, and recommended procedures for developing black and white films. http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/support/techPubs/j86/j86.jhtml

Kodak: Toning Black and White Materials Technical manual for toning black and white prints with Kodak toners. http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/support/techPubs/g23/g23.jhtml

The Light Factory Online exhibits, classes in photography, and several articles on alternative processes. http://www.lightfactory.org

Lloyd Erlick: Technical Articles A large collection of articles for darkroom techniques. http://www.heylloyd.com/technicl/technicl.html#drying

Masking Kits Pin-registration holders and carriers, resource on contrast masking techniques and other fine art darkroom procedures. http://www.maskingkits.com/

Potassium Ferricyanide: Fantastic or Frustrating? Demystifying this processing additive. http://www.photogs.com/bwworld/potass.html

Rec.Photo.Darkroom FAQ FAQ for this Usenet newsgroup. http://www.cdegroot.com/photo/darkroom-faq.html

Rockland Colloid Information on the combination of new and old techniques to produce many new types of photographic prints. http://www.rockaloid.com/

Rodolfo Namias Group: Old Photographic Techniques Details old printing processes that give results unobtainable on silver-bromide papers. Includes gallery showing technique examples, information about exhibitions, and available courses. http://www.grupponamias.com/index_en.html

Silverlight Photography Tutorials Photography darkroom tutorials and resources. http://www.silverlight.co.uk/tutorials/index.html

Teaching Basic Darkroom Techniques Kodak site giving twelve lessons plans for teaching basic black and white darkroom procedures. http://www.kodak.com/global/en/consumer/education/lessonPlans/darkroom/

Why Black and White? Wendy Folse's article on the advantages of black and white photography and its implications in the darkroom. http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/photography/79428

The Zone System History and technical description of the zone method of controlling image quality. Examples of work produced with the system, further reading and biography of the siteowner. http://www.zone2tone.co.uk/