I'm thinking of processing B&W films at home, I used to process my own but it was a long time ago so I'm basically starting again. I?m looking for some chemicals that aren't too expensive for my first attempts.
I've been looking at the Silverprint website
http://www.silverprint.co.uk/index.asp and the Fotospeed chemicals seem reasonably priced, I just wondered if anyone has any experience with them, good or bad?
My thinking is that liquid developers would be a good place to start as it saves mixing up large quantities of stock solution that I don't really have anywhere to store. I'm not sure how Mrs Wildberry is going to react to this happening in the kitchen as it is and I think large quantities of chemicals may make all the difference!
Would you recommend Fotospeed for a beginner, or maybe something else?
Also it says of the FX20 fix: ?Fotospeed FX20 Rapid Fixer is a general purpose liquid fixer concentrate that has no hardener added and is suitable for use with a wide range of B&W photographic materials. ?
I?m not sure if non-hardening is a good thing? Does this mean the emulsion is easier to damage?
Any advice and suggestions on these or alternatives would really be appreciated. I'm looking forward to getting started.
thanks
Nigel