darkus
Develop your black and white film at home.
The most user-friendly way to turn your 35mm film into beautiful negatives. Just dark magic.
New to developing film? Start here:
A minimalist guide to developing black and white film
FAQs
- A roll of undeveloped film
- A changing bag or a thick blanket
- Scissors and a bottle opener
- A development tank with a spiral
- Thermometer
- 3 measuring cups
- A sink with running water
- Chemistry (Developer, Stopper, Fixer)
- Some space and clothespins to hang your film for drying
- A scanner to digitalise your negatives
You can find more information in the minimalist guide to developing black and white film.
- Foma
- Fomapan 100 Classic
- Fomapan 200 Creative
- Fomapan 400 Action
- Fomapan 320 soft
- Fuji
- Fuji Neopan 100 Acros II
- Fuji Neopan 100ss
- Fuji Neopan 400
- Fuji Neopan 1600
- Ilford
- Ilford Pan F+ 50
- Ilford FP4+ 125
- Ilford HP5+ 400
- Ilford Delta 100 Pro
- Ilford Delta 400 Pro
- Ilford Delta 3200 Pro
- Ilford SFX 200
- Ilford Pan 100
- Ilford Pan 400
- Ilford Ortho Plus
- Kentmere
- Kentmere 100
- Kentmere 400
- Kodak
- Kodak Tri-X 400
- Kodak TMax 100
- Kodak TMax 400
- Kodak TMax P3200
- Lomography
- Babylon Kino
- Berlin Kino
- Earl Grey
- Lady Grey
- Fantome Kino
- Orca 110
- Potsdam Kino
- No Color Studio
- No Color Studio No. 99
- No Color Studio No. 12
- No Color Studio No. 10
- No Color Studio No. 5
- Rollei
- Rollei Blackbird
- Rollei Ortho 25 Plus
- Rollei Retro 80S
- Rollei Retro 400S
- Rollei RPX 25
- Rollei RPX 100
- Rollei RPX 400
- Rollei Superpan 200
Can`'`t find your film?
Let us know and we will add it for youCurrently darkus doen`'`t support color film. However, some color films following the C41 process can be developed at home. If you would like to use darkus with C41 film let us know and we will add it for you.
- Foma
- Foma Universal
- Foma Retro Special
- Rodinal (R09)
- Ilford
- Ilford Ilfotex DD
- Ilford Ilfotec HC
- Ilford Ilfosol 3
- Ilford ID-11
- Ilford Perceptol
- Ilford PQ Universal
- Ilford ID-11
- Ilford Microphen
- Kodak
- Kodak D-76
- Kodak HC-110
- Kodak XTOL
- Kodak T-Max
- Tetenal
- Tetenal Paranol S
- Tetenal Ultrafin T-Plus
Can`'`t find your developer?
Let us know and we will add it for youDarkus uses data directly from the film and developer manufacturers. These are in general recommendations. Therfore we can't guarantee for perfect results.
It's free. This is a hobby project, we are not here to get rich.