Digitaltruth Darkroom 101 Photo Chemicals
DARKROOM 101 CHEMICALS

Original products suitable for professional, educational and amateur darkrooms. Darkroom 101 photo chemicals are of the highest quality and made to top professional standards. Compare your current product side-by-side and take advantage of the huge savings we offer.

Darkroom 101 Print Developer
A great all-round print developer offering outstanding deep rich blacks and bright crisp whites on all papers, with long shelf and tray life. Use at the standard 1+9 for neutral black tone, use the 1+15 dilution for best economy, or use at 1+7 and increase the temperature to 80F for cold, blue-black tones and hard contrast. Development time (varies by dilution): RC paper 1-2 mins, FB paper 2-4 mins.
Darkroom 101 Rapid Fix
An ammonium thiosulfate non-hardening rapid fixer for b/w film and paper. Fixing time varies by dilution. for Film dilute 1+3 for fastest speed (30 secs to 1 min), or 1+7 for best economy (2-3 mins); for Paper dilute 1+9 (2-3 mins).
Darkroom 101 Indicator Stop Bath
This is a highly concentrated Indicator Stop Bath supplied in liquid form. The indicator in this solution shows a color change when the bath is almost exhausted. Dilute 1+63.
Darkroom 101 Hypo Wash
1+31 dilution - 3 ounces to make 1 gallon of working solution. This high-speed wash removes silver sulfide composites and residual fixing chemicals - shortening wash time on films to about 3 minutes, and improving archival permanence in both papers and films. Double weight papers wash in approximately 15 minutes.
Darkroom 101 Film Hardener
This hardener can be added to the working solution of Rapid Fix for additional protection of sensitive emulsions.
Darkroom 101 Wetting Agent
Add 2-3 drops per tank to reduce water tension and drying marks. Highly economical and suitable for all processes and materials. This solution is highly concentrated and will outperform standard solutions.