Film Photography

I am slowly venturing in film photography. This profession or a hobby for me is still as expensive as ever. Ever since the boom of d40 in 2006, my interest in photography blossomed because it makes photography cheaper. I want to develop my own films. Once I tried the Caffenol recipe but failed because either my boiled baking soda didn't turn into soda ash, or I accidentally damaged the film thinking the bathroom was light-tight enough.

Til now I haven't had the luxury of developing my last 35mm film, because I lack a perfect darkroom, a changing bag and a developing tank. I guess I have to save more.

I recently bought an Atlas acid fixer and an Atlas universal film developer from Columbia Photo Cubao. Both are php138 each. I asked what's the exact chemical names but the store people do not know about the chemicals used. Talk about MSDS :D. The store has developing tanks but only for the 120 format, and so are the reels.

I asked shops around Hidalgo Quiapo by phone if they sell developing tanks for 35mm, and Fortress is the only shop I knew that has stocks, priced at a whopping php2400.

For now I bought a nikon d40x body, priced at php8500. I got it from a surfer, hence the screw rust, which I speculate, curse the seawater. At 46k+ actuations, forums say I should be worried, but that will ruin the learning process. I shouldn't be, I'll love it and shoot.