How do you self develop film at home?

I bought a film camera, and would like to develop my own film. What would be the easiest way to do this? What will I need to buy? What procedures are there? How long does it take for one roll to be developed? (36 pictures, 35mm)|||you need all things mentioned here,





though if you wanna go REALLY cheap (like me) you could replace the stop bath, fixer remover and photo flo with lots of water, so you would only absolutely need the tank, the reel, developer and fixer, and lots and lots of water. as for putting the film in the reel i do it under a lot of sheets making sure light doesnt go through.





as for the steps (i'll keep saying, the cheap way)





put the film in the reel, put reel in tank, add developer, throughly wash out developer with lots of water, add fixer, and throughly wash out fixer with water, and youre done,





as ive said a really cheap straightforward way to do it, but you could practice this way with a few test films until you feel ready, and after you get the hang of it you can add the other chemicals to ensure the highest quality and durability of your film.





as for times it varies, depends on the film, iso, chemical, chemical-water ratio,


for example if you dilute the chemical 1+4 with water you get better quality and faster developing times, but if you want to economize the chemical you could go 1+9 or 1+14 (basically means less chemicals, more water) and you save a lots of chemical, but it would requiere longer developing-fixer-etc times.





and if you want to print its basically the same process but for this you would necessary need a darkroom|||Well first black and white or color? I only know B%26amp;W so you don鈥檛 really need too much, you will need a special canister you put the film in to be developed which you can buy an a camera store you will also need chemicals: a developer, D76 most likely, fixer, hypoclear, cleans film once finished, and just a sink to do it in. You can easily do this in 30-45 min. (I don鈥檛 think I forgot anything) that will develop the film but I would assume you also want to print photos? For that you鈥檒l need an enlarger and more chemicals: developer, stop bath, fixer, and water. Also a dark room with a red light to do it in. If you actually want to do this just go to a camera store.|||It does depend on the film and the temperature. You have to adjust developing time for the temp and the ISO. But you start by getting the film loaded onto the reels and since you have to do it in total darkness or in a black bag (one made for loading the film onto the reels) it takes a few minutes, but you get faster the more you do it.





Then you have to measure and pour in the developer and start the process. With the developer in my class, it takes an average of 10 minutes just using the developer. Then you pour out the developer, measure the stop and pour it it. After 30 seconds, you pour that out and measure and pour in the fixer. 4 minutes for that. Then you wash the film. This takes I think about 10 minutes (we have extra steps to shorten the wash time to keep us moving so everyone has a chance to process-otherwise we would all back up at the wash station).





Then you hang the film to dry. We use a dryer so the drying time is very short compared to air drying.





It takes about 20 minutes to go through the processing and washing and then another 5-10 to dry the negatives.





The best way to learn how to do it and to know what you will need is to take a darkroom class. Your local community college most likely offers a darkroom class and some camera stores with labs may offer darkroom classes.





edit-well it is different for color film. Much more expensive and complicated. If I were you, I would look into finding a good lab to process my color film and if you want to process your own, start shooting B%26amp;W as well and process that yourself.|||First You Need A Developing Tank.





Next you need chemicals in this order.





~Developer


~Stop Bath


~Fixer


~Fix Remover


~(water wash)


~Perma Wash (Photo flo)





(times for chemicals varies greatly)





Lastly you need a light proof room to load your film into the developing tank.





If this doesnt help just go to your local self devoping photo store.|||Your gonna need basically all the items listed below, and a dark room set up, your wet and dry side. I recommend the site below. My school had a film photography class and we would always order of Freestylephoto.biz. About developing your own film your gonna either have to take a class or look up how to develop film.|||You need the following:





Hand Tank


Chemistry


Dark Bag


Distilled Water





Depending on the temperature and the film, figure developing times between 3 to 10 minutes.