Since I will have almost 2 weeks off during this Christmas break, I decided to do something worth while.  Since one of my bathrooms is free I decided to put in a portable darkroom.  The idea is to have a darkroom that will take me no more than 10 mintues to setup and teardown.  This way the darkroom will be fully mobile and the only reason to use the bathroom is because it’s easy to make it completely dark.  I will also hope to be able to pack it up in my car and take it to other places, but I’m not sure how much use I will have for an “on-location” darkroom.

I purchased what’s supposed to be the center piece of the darkoom 2 days ago.  It’s an Omega C-700 enlarger.  I got in on Ebay for $28.  Can’t beat that price.  I’ve been looking at chemicals I need, and it looks like I could have everything I need for the darkroom for under $100.  I like the enlarger since it has the color head and there is no need for sheet filters, everything can be just dialed on the head, much easier.  I hope to get it sometimes after the Christmas rush and test it out.  It should also be easy to fold it up and store it when not in use.

The plan was to go shoot some film in the next few days and try and develop it, but the weather has been ridiculous and I don’t want to drive around unless I really need to.  I will be posting some progress of the darkroom once I get the enlarger.  I hope to be able to take some awsome B&W photos of the dancers and print them on large sheets, talking bigger than 11×14.