Darkroom Chemicals
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CineStill CS41 Liquid Developing Quart Kit
- Achieve accurate color with CineStill CS41 kit.
- Process C-41 film easily with liquid chemicals.
- Enjoy archival quality for lasting film results.
- Simple mixing ratios ensure consistent processing.
- Extended shelf life for reliable color development.
Ilford Rapid Fixer 1 Liters
- Ilford Rapid Fixer ensures archival image quality.
- Achieve consistent mixing for reliable darkroom results.
- Rapid fixer formula extends black and white chemical life.
- Simple to use: Perfect for all darkroom experience levels.
- Optimized fixer delivers exceptional tonal range control.
Adox Rodinal Acutance Enhancing 16 oz Film Developer
- Adox Rodinal: Acutance enhancing film developer.
- Achieve fine grain with Rodinal black & white chemicals.
- Ensure archival quality in your film development process.
- Rodinal developer: Delivers consistent, reliable results.
- Easy to use liquid formula for film developing.
Ilford Rapid Fixer Bottle, 500ml
- Ilford Rapid Fixer: Fast, reliable black & white fixer.
- Ensures archival properties for lasting image quality.
- 500ml bottle of Ilford fixer: excellent shelf life.
- Rapid fixer formula: simple and consistent to use.
- Optimized for use with all black & white film.
Kodak Professional Fixer, Makes 1 Gallon
- Kodak Professional Fixer ensures archival quality.
- Achieve consistent black and white results easily.
- Simple to use: mix Kodak Fixer powder for 1 gallon.
- Optimize darkroom chemicals with reliable fixer.
- Extend print life with Kodak's archival fixer.
Ilford Ilfotec DD-X Film Developer, 1 Liter
- Ilford DD-X Developer: Achieve archival image quality.
- B&W film developer ensures consistent results.
- Ilfotec DD-X: Simple to use liquid concentrate.
- Mix 1 liter to make 5 liters of working chemistry.
- Optimize film development with Ilford chemicals.
Arista CS41 Liquid Developing Quart Kit for Processing C-41 Color Negative Film
- Achieve accurate color with C-41 developing kit.
- Long shelf life ensures consistent color processing.
- Easy to use liquid C-41 kit for film development.
- Consistent results for reliable color negative film.
- Archival quality C-41 chemicals for lasting images.
Rollei C-41 Color Film Developing Kit, 5 liters, Large
- Achieve accurate color with C-41 film chemicals.
- Long shelf life ensures consistent darkroom results.
- Simple mixing for streamlined color film processing.
- Consistent formulation guarantees quality development.
- Archival quality for lasting image preservation.
Rollei C-41 Color Film Developing Kit, 1 liter, Small
- C-41 kit ensures accurate color film development.
- Develop up to 16 rolls with this 1-liter kit.
- Simple mixing ratios for ease of use, every time.
- Achieve archival quality with our stabilizer solution.
- Long shelf life ensures consistent, reliable results.
Rollei Supergrain Black and White Film Developer, 500ml, Liquid Concentrate
- Achieve superb image quality with B&W film developer.
- Rollei Supergrain ensures archival properties in your film.
- Enjoy consistent results with our black & white chemicals.
- Simple mixing ratios; black and white developer, easy use.
- Liquid concentrate yields up to 60 rolls of B&W film.
Kodak Professional D-76 Black & White Film Powder Devloper, Makes 1 Gallon
- Achieve classic black and white tones with D-76.
- D-76 film developer ensures archival image quality.
- Simple powder format for easy mixing consistency.
- Consistent results with Kodak black & white chemicals.
- One gallon of developer provides extended shelf life.
Sprint Archive Fixer Remover for Films and Papers, 1Ltr
- Ensures archival properties for lasting images.
- Optimized black and white fixer for film, papers.
- Simple mixing ratios ensure ease of use.
- Consistent results with every darkroom session.
- Removes residual silver; enhances image quality.
Edwal EZ E-6 Develping Kit, 1 Quart
- Edwal EZ E-6 Kit: Achieve accurate color easily.
- One-quart kit ensures consistent color development.
- Simple mixing for streamlined E-6 developing process.
- Prolonged shelf life ensures lasting chemical quality.
- Archival quality: Perfect for lasting film processing.
Ilford Ilfosol-3 Purpose Developer for Black & White Film, 500ml
- Ilfosol-3: Fine grain black and white film developer.
- Achieve high contrast with Ilford film developer.
- Ensure archival quality prints with this B&W chemical.
- Enjoy consistent results; easy to use developer.
- Long shelf-life: Ilford black and white developer.
Edwal EZ E-6 Develping Kit, 1 Gallon
- Achieve accurate colors with Edwal E-6 chemicals.
- Enjoy archival quality for lasting color prints.
- Simple mixing ratios ensure ease of use.
- Consistent results with every E-6 developing kit.
- One-gallon kit offers extended shelf life.
Rollei C-41 Color Film Developing Kit, 2.5 liters, Medium
- Achieve accurate color with Rollei C-41 chemicals.
- Ensure archival quality for lasting film development.
- C-41 kit offers ease of use for all skill levels.
- Maintain chemical stability for consistent results.
- Simple mixing ratios ensure proper film processing.
lford ID-11 Film 1L Developer Powder for Black & White Film
- Ilford ID-11: B&W film developer, archival quality.
- Achieve optimal image quality with this film developer.
- ID-11 developer: Simple mixing for easy darkroom use.
- Consistent results: Black and white chemicals, 1 Liter.
- Long shelf life: Ilford developer ensures lasting use.
Ilford Multigrade Paper Developer 500 Milliliter
- Ilford Developer: Ensures optimal image quality.
- Multigrade Developer: Consistent, reliable results.
- Black and White Chemicals: For archival prints.
- Paper Developer: Simple to use, easy to mix.
- Ilford: Accurate mixing ratios guaranteed.
Kodak Professional XTOL Powder Developer, Makes 5 Liters
- Kodak XTOL Developer: Fine grain, archival quality.
- Achieve good contrast with this black & white developer.
- Powder format ensures easy dilution for film processing.
- Consistent results in every batch of XTOL developer.
- Long shelf-life: Kodak XTOL for lasting performance.
Ilford SIMPLICITY Stop Bath, 30mL Sachet, 5-Pack
- Ilford Stop Bath: Ensures archival image quality.
- Simple liquid stop bath for consistent darkroom use.
- Pre-measured sachets offer ease of use, less waste.
- Optimized mixing ratios for reliable film processing.
- Extends black and white print life, protects images.
Sprint Quicksilver B/W Print Paper Developer, 4Ltr
- Achieve superior image quality with B&W developer.
- Ensures archival properties for lasting B&W prints.
- Quicksilver developer offers exceptional tonal range.
- Enjoy ease of use with this black & white chemical.
- Consistent mixing ensures reliable B&W development.
Adox Atomal ATM 49 Black and White Film Developer (To Make 1L)
- Adox Atomal ATM 49: B&W film developer.
- Achieve archival quality with this film developer.
- Ensures consistent black and white image results.
- Easy to use: Mix to make 1L of stock solution.
- Optimized for quality black and white film.
ILFORD SIMPLICITY Starter Pack
- Ilford SIMPLICITY Pack: Easy black & white processing.
- Achieve consistent results with developer, fixer, & stop.
- Simple mixing ratios ensure optimal image quality.
- Complete black and white film darkroom chemicals kit.
- Ideal for archival processing: Fixer ensures permanence.
Adox Atomal ATM 49 Black and White Film Developer (To Make 5L)
- Adox Atomal ATM 49: B&W film developer, 5L yield.
- Achieve optimal image quality with this film developer.
- Ensures chemical consistency for reliable results.
- Formulated for archival properties, lasting images.
- Easy to use: Simple mixing ratios for convenience.
Ilford SIMPLICITY Film Developer, 60mL Sachet, 5-Pack
- Ilford Film Developer: Achieve optimal image quality.
- Black and White Chemicals: Ensures archival properties.
- Simplicity Film Developer: Offers ease of use.
- Liquid Film Developer: Provides mixing consistency.
- B&W Developer: Long shelf life for lasting results.
Darkroom Chemicals
Even with the ubiquity of digital photography, plenty of film photographers are still developing their own film and photographic prints at home. If you have a home darkroom or intend to set one up, you’ll need to invest in a few crucial chemicals to get started.
Home Film Developing
Building a darkroom and working with the related chemicals may sound daunting if you’re new to film developing. In actuality, developing film is as easy as following a recipe.
Before you begin to select the right equipment and chemicals, it's important to decide if you want to develop black-and-white film, color film, or both.
Black-and-White Photography Darkroom Chemicals
Black-and-white film developing is the most common type of home darkroom development. The process tends to be fairly straightforward and predictable once you get the hang of it.
The three most important chemicals for developing black-and-white film are Developer, Fixer, and Stop Bath. Other helpful chemicals are Wetting Agent for avoiding water spots on your negatives, and Wash Aid for fully cleaning chemicals like Fixer off your negatives.
If you plan to develop paper prints, too, you’ll need to stock up on Paper Developer.
Color Photography Darkroom Chemicals
Color developing is a bit more complicated than black-and-white developing. Many color film and print developers prefer to buy the necessary darkroom chemicals in kits to ensure compatibility with their chosen type of color film and print paper.
Kits and Bundles
If you’ve been developing in a darkroom for a while and know exactly what you need, it's easy to purchase larger quantities of your favorite darkroom chemicals individually.
If darkroom developing is a new pursuit for you, then buying chemicals in a kit is a simple and convenient way to get started. Just choose a kit designed for film or print, color, or black-and-white, and you’re ready to go.
Top Brands for Darkroom Chemicals
Darkroom developing is a highly specific market with a few key established brands. Selecting darkroom chemicals by top brands like Ilford, Adox, Bergger, Kodak, Photographers’ Formulary, and Sprint will help you ensure that the chemicals perform and behave exactly as intended every time you turn on the safety light and get to work.
Adorama prioritizes high-quality darkroom equipment and chemicals, so you can feel confident investing in reliable supplies from these and other great brands.