How To Develop Film At Home and Save Money

[@moment]

SMASH LIKE if you develop film at home!

[@diremooninite]

You can put two rolls of 120 on 1 spool fyi.

[@atruceforbruce5388]

I developed a lot of film in the 90's also be sure to wash and dry your hands before handling the film when developing the film, chemicals and oils on your fingers can cause fingerprints to be embedded on the film when loading it onnthe reel.

[@naskhairul4820]

Of course we want the scanning part Josh !

[@joshuamartinstudios]

ok ok ok it'll come haha

[@naskhairul4820]

@@joshuamartinstudios Let's go !!!

[@Ditispeter]

Best way is to cut the tab at the start of the film with scissors and round the edges a bit. That way it's easier to load it on the spool. Also leave the film on the film spool when loading it. At the end you can cut it with scissors from the spool.

[@alanescalante1]

Not you just inhaling mercury fumes from a broken thermometer. I’m happy to see y’all spreading film to a larger audience! Congrats on developing your 1st 35mm roll!

[@Trebelhornc]

They stopped putting mercury in thermometers like 20 years ago. Since 2001, 20 states have banned mercury “fever thermometers”. Okay, so they still make some. How do you know if a thermometer has mercury in it? If there is no liquid in your thermometer, for example, if it uses a metallic strip or coil to measure temperature (like most meat thermometers do), it is not a mercury thermometer. If the liquid in the thermometer bulb is any color other than silver, it is not a mercury thermometer. His was like, blue. No mercury.

[@alanescalante1]

@@Trebelhornc Thanks for the info m8.

[@dakotarodgers9988]

Next is printing maybe?? Manually?? Maybe? Anyways, thanks for this. Maybe one day I’ll get the courage to do it.

[@joshuamartinstudios]

that's the next phase!

[@TheBigperm9]

I literally told my husband yesterday that I wanted to try and develop my own at home! What perfect timing 🙌🏽

[@joshuamartinstudios]

excellent timing lol

[@Nickporter17]

How's it going?

[@FredWilbury]

Good one sir I started this stuff 50years ago sold all my gear some time back a big regret , it’s nice to see how all you guys new to this get on 👌

[@LankyBoyFilms]

Best explanation video!! I was confused for awhile about the process!!

[@Elleaf1]

I haven't finished the video and I can already tell this is going to be a great resource to use. I really like the idea of developing color at home so I'm super glad you made exactly the video I was looking for!

[@AnirudhHu]

Really nice video. And developing film IS very relaxing. Gonna get some stock and am very excited to shoot & develop them!

[@joshuamartinstudios]

im excited for you!

[@MatthewOnBoard]

As an extra, after the Stabilizer I like to add a couple of drops of wetting agent (such as Kodak Photo-Flo) into clean water at 33°C to prevent watermarks when the film is drying.

[@nedslade666]

I found a roll of film that appears to have been sitting around that I for some reason never got developed. I honestly don’t know if anything is on it, but it appears wound, so I must have shot it. That made me think I should develop it myself because I don’t want to pay to get an unknown/possibly nothing roll developed. This brought me here, to the first video I’ve ever watched on developing negatives. Great, informative video. Thank you!

[@raduneacsu3204]

Great video! I tried only b&w film developing before, I thought developing a color film could be a lot harder, but I doubted it. After seeing your color film developing process, you ecouraged me to do so. Thanks!

[@joshuamartinstudios]

personally black and white is so difficult lol I still have 2 rolls to develop. but try it out!

[@raduneacsu3204]

@@joshuamartinstudios For black and white I use Ilford or Foma substances. It's almost the same. To process a film you need a film developer, stop bath and fixer. After that, you wash it properly and that should be all. Recently I experienced b&w developing process with expired substances and it still worked.

[@Casualfulltime]

The cinestill heater is a game changer. Makes the process so much more precise and easier. Worth every dollar imho.

[@joshuamartinstudios]

yeah I'll get one eventually

[@goldenhourkodak]

@@joshuamartinstudios Do not. Buy a generic souis veide. The Cinestill one is 3x as expensive for no reason.

[@goldenhourkodak]

You got ripped off. It's just a generic souis veide with a brand name on it. I paid $50 for one on Amazon.

[@Justin_Yung]

great video, would love to try developing film soon! would love a video tho on scan film!

[@moment]

We shall do it!

[@joshuamartinstudios]

NOTED!

[@ioana938]

Used to print black and white pictures at home with my dad. Now that my son is getting into photography, I pulled the old camera, realized there is no more Ritz in town and CVS no longer sells or process film within 3 hours, so I hopped on the internet to see what we do... lovely video, THANK YOU!

[@bradman7281]

Loved the little edits you did throughout the video. Your explanations were very well managed time-wise, and the videos you left as a reference complement yours very well. All in all, great tutorial.

[@gohan5123]

Literally the best video about developing, super simple, love it

[@paradice7703]

Just inherited my grandpa's Praktica LB2. Shot a couple rolls, and my developing equipment is on the way. This video is so helpful! Thank you! Can't wait to go on this journey.

[@AlpsLifee]

Film reel and chill, moment always making the coolest vids!

[@thinkindifferent]

Amazing video! Thanks for sharing this as it got me very well started developing my own film at home. Definitely saved me a lot of money and it was quite relaxing taking part in the process!

[@mauricioguillen8385]

something we did in our film class when trying to get the right temp is to get hot war and cool it down with film containers with frozen water! Keep an eye on your thermometer as temperture drops and you'll find that it's easier cooling it than to warm it up to the right temp.

[@Phoenix_IsRising]

I have no interest in film, but I'm writing a book where the main character uses a camera that needs to develop its film so I'm very thankful your video is quick and informative thank you so much!

[@910Ginger]

This is so great! Thanks so much for all of this. I have so many films canisters that I want to process and scan. I appreciate you taking the time to share this process

[@krysis7271]

I do this with industrial film. I expose film with gamma radiation to inspect welds. Our film is much bigger and I wish our reels were like those. We follow a very similar process but with tanks that are around 15 gallons each. We have a mobile “dark room” on the back of our trucks with our tanks, a film light, and a TON of film is giant rolls in light proof boxes. The way we have to reel our film has a huge risk of leaving crimp marks if you’re unpracticed. Due to codes of inspection, we have to redo that shot unfortunately. This is awesome to see though! I didn’t realize how similar the processes would actually be!

[@bigrecord]

You are a great teacher! Thanks for your time!

[@mattteovids]

ty for this bro! great detailing and description of developing film. reminds me of my high school photography class days.

[@PixieGabs]

Great video! The pushed I needed to try it out at home! Thanks

[@joshuamartinstudios]

do ittttt

[@clarewilliams9943]

Great video, still umming and ahhing over whether to try developing at home, but I feel like I will save money in the long run. I'll check out your scanning video next. Thanks!

[@melissabrunk7157]

I really appreciate and love your informational videos about film. They are always structured in a way that I can comprehend and digest the information really well. Thank you for your time and effort. It is very much appreciated :) You are an inspiration my friend

[@sagarsurana97]

Gotta see the scanning part too

[@kimmartin7714]

Great job son it brought back memories when I was developing film maybe you and I can develop film together one day 😀😘

[@joshuamartinstudios]

love you mom!

[@910Ginger]

Daw... that's so sweet! I love this ❤️! I love seeing families showing love for one another! Way to go you guys! 🌻👍🤗

[@FabsEscalona]

Awesome! Please make the scanning video!

[@Simoendi]

Hey don't worry, I broke my paterson thermometer on day one too. It fell while still in the protective box, just because I'm super clumsy.... then I bought a digital kitchen thermometer, worked super fine, and fell on the floor another three time without damage

[@geeekykid]

Please make video of scanning!

[@goldenhourkodak]

Buy a Plustek scanner and scan the film

[@nicksimon1211]

Super helpful thanks.

[@Robert08010]

That tank does not look light-tight until you put on the rubber top. So do I assume all this kitchen work is also started in total darkness?

[@deniroswife]

thank you ! i'm excited to start doing this :)

[@laurasvoyages3]

Awesome! Now how do you print the images onto a 4x6?

[@bendersnatch4527]

MOMENT IS THE GOAT 🐐!!!!!!!!!!

[@moment]

❤️

[@jussfl]

this was posted just as i bought another film camera and looking for equipment to start developing at home!

[@VisualsbyBruno]

Very helpful video Josh... devloping film doesnt seem that hard. I do have a question thou. So is there a leveler on the tank that indicates how much of the chemicals to pour?

[@joshuamartinstudios]

yeah its just takes time and trust the process. you pour the chemicals to the top of the whole of the paterson tank

[@icudikidbad]

Scanning next please!! :D

[@HR-wd6cw]

I'm going to buy this kit, but I'm thinking the pre-soak may remove any dust or lint from the film before processing (even though 35mm film canisters (and presumably 120) has little felt strips that probably keep the film and "cleans" it when it is wound up again, so the pre-soak might help ensure the film surface is clean from any dust or lint particles, which may be at risk of getting "baked" onto the film surface when the other steps are performed. It's only one minute, I would just do it if it's part of the instructions (even though it's maybe "optional").

[@tseumd58]

Excellent informations thank you

[@iHedake]

Great video

[@240sxs1390ka24e]

Hey bro amazing content, would it make it better to clean off the agitator with running water between steps to avoid getting chemicals in by accident even if is a small portion of it. Thank you!

[@toddwalsh4048]

Thanks and would love to see the scanning

[@TacoLlamaYES]

Some numbers, bc I was lookin into it. If you were to send your film to be developed at a place that does it for $12, 24rolls will be $288 (not including shipping), compared to the cost of the kit, which is $29.99 plus shipping! Also, you can get 35mm cameras (plus i believe 1 roll? possibly 2) at Five Below. Major score, i had to do a double take when i was window shopping there lmao. And the Hello Kitty website. Yeah they emailed me about it, so I figured I'd include it, they're super cute LOOL. I thought it was interesting, I assume they are becoming more popular like Instant photos did for a while for nostalgia, but I love them. I remember getting them for every field trip and wasting it on the bus ride LOL.

[@acespade9976]

I am very new to film photography and I am wanting to use my grandpa's old film camera. Literally no one develops film anymore and its nearly a lost art. So I want to start doing my own developing and I absolutely love this video. He explains everything in simple terms before hand and he also does it again step by step. He also sounds really fun XD. one question i do have though is that when you are pouring the developer and bflix in, how much do you put in? do you fill it or is there a mental measurement?

[@glendalexandro6039]

Yes sir, please the scanning process

[@pierrecrampagne6826]

Si vous avez le matériel nécessaire pour développer la couleur, c'est vraiment bien, mais c'est moins bien question température des bains. Il faut savoir, que si on développe le film couleur, on aura pas la même température dans chaque pièce été comme hiver, la température des bains refroidit très vite.En espérant que cela n'influe pas sur l'image.A l'école de photo où j'étais je pouvais développer la couleur, pour le négatif, et ensuite faire les tirages papier, mais avant faire une planche contact, pour avoir une idée de la photo finale, et se servir du filtrage qui se trouve sur la boîte de papiers, et c'est celle là dont il faut se servir sur l'agrandisseur.

[@user-gw3yb3ki6w]

You don't use gloves when you handle the patterson tank in development time? O.o I am so paranoid about these chemicals (B&W at this moment) that I have been using gloves and long shirt and still thinking what if there is a small drops of chemicals somewhere and it causes issues to me, but lol, I might be just be overreacting it seems :D

[@JasonBrownafewmomentsl8er]

How do you responsibly dispose of the used chemicals?

[@stelcxantisto]

17:56 Wouldn't you contaminate the blix with developer if you recycle the blix after mixing a tiny amount of developer with it?

[@petermeinhart3735]

mine came out empty or "white" :( idk what the problem is. film was properly loaded and the shutter functions as it should. in the IT it would be a layer 8 error (human error lol)

[@backpackerhumpback]

This was really informative! We've currently experimenting with a point a shoot (mju V) and we're having a great time! I do have a question, though, it's said that the highlights in film are more recoverable when compared to digital, at what stage of the process does that come in play? Is it after the scanning? Would a lab do those adjustments? Because we had a roll developed, scanned and printed and the highlights are blown out so we're not sure if it was the camera malfunctioning or just a poor job at the lab

[@DerEliSpielt]

very late reply, but probably a bit of both .. it also really depends what iso you were shooting, because a 400 or 800 film has way more latitude than a 50iso film. some films you can overexpose by 3 or 4 stops and the highlights wont be extremely blown out but look pretty decent. if u get ur negatives back, maybe try scanning them yourself to have some more control over the editing of the highlights!

[@goldenhourkodak]

Skip the stabilizer and use photo-flow/distilled water instead.

[@Luggls]

Thank you fam

[@panini1251]

Were you going to wipe your mouth with your paper that you were using to clean ur hands in 18:38?😂😂😂

[@user-uv3jq9te2n]

very interesting.

[@NovaVanBuren]

I can't find the scanning vid?

[@Ella-in8lb]

If you use the chemical for 1 film and the used chemical can it be used again? And if yes for how long can you use it?

[@smaronboruah]

What lens did you use at 23:01 ? It looks really good

[@joshuamartinstudios]

the Fuji XF 18mm F/1.4 love this lens

[@smaronboruah]

@@joshuamartinstudios Thank you so much for the reply 😇

[@skineater1871]

i don't even have film i can or need to develop, i just wanted to find out how

[@youisthisshireal]

Do you need to develop it im using a scanner and a kodak ultra f9

[@tangerinethe]

amazing

[@GaffedTappedGlasses]

do the scan vid, NOW

[@jennyferhatala9559]

This is a bit different from how i learnt it 😮

[@JigJigGnzlz]

great video. its like watching calm snoop dog teching us bout film. thanks for the info. ✌️

[@basibazouk]

After years of stubbornly trying to wash film, I've decided that it's not really the right thing to do for the planet in terms of sustainability, as it's not only technologically defeated, but also wastes a lot of chemicals. Yes, it's nice for a while, it's nice to wait like a surprise egg to see what the result will be, but it's actually tiring and, I'm sorry, "unnecessary".

[@demantoid]

we would like to see the results tho 🥺

[@sijilo]

Dark room

[@LensAndMotion]

“How to develop film at home: i dont want to show that process, as i have already done it..” here goes my mood of watching this video. Thanks for helping me save some time

[@Nickporter17]

Rip cinestill

[@beckyv2369]

You should make your own business and develop other people's pictures. I have some undeveloped pictures of film that I wish to develop but can't find a place that does it.

[@amyperkins812]

You can pour those chemicals down a regular drain??

[@LittleSparrow.]

Bruh ! This isn't easy as i thought lol

[@wtf1992lynx]

Did you really need to ask if we wanted the scanning vid bro? Common. Just make the damn video! Also, wouldn't be a bad idea to start your own YT channel, there i said it...

[@cloudsilver1]

Please please wear gloves in the future, the chemicals are toxic.. safety first :)

[@ilovetehreem]

hehe

[@moment]

Ok hehe

[@Jonevanssnaps]

What a waste of time. Shoot digital.

[@joshuamartinstudios]

This guy 🤣