Equipment and Facilities Catalogue


Darkroom

Darkroom Darkroom
LIFT does not have photography or motion picture processing machines. All photography and motion picture processing must be done via tray and/or tank hand processing.

LIFT's darkroom consistst of two adjoined light tight rooms supporting both motion picture film and still photography photo chemical workflows.

The "wet" room includes a dual basin stanless steel sink, colour and black and white photo enlargers, trays, still photography tanks (Paterson), motion picture processing tanks (Lomo and Morse G3), adjustable hanging racks, beakers, and all the accessories required for success.

The "dry" room contains a light table and motion picture rewinds for print and negative inspection, rolll downs of film stock, or loading in a dry space.

Please Note:
- Both jugs and chemistry are NOT included with room rental. 
- Dry chemistry is available in the LIFT store and it is recommended to bring reusable 4L jugs to accomodate mixing.
- There are some used aprons and gloves available to use, but it's recommended you bring your own safety equipment.
- Respirators and masks are also NOT provided.

After any booking period, the darkroom is expected to be in working order and cleaned and wiped down by the user in order to be safe and ready for the next member. Failure to leave the darkroom clean will result in a cleaning fee charge of $50/hour. 

DARKROOM GUIDELINES: 

1) Please do not leave any chemistry or darkroom related items in the kitchen. This is a huge hazard to fellow members of our community. Please do not clean anything from the darkroom in the kitchen. 

2) Please empty the darkroom garbage bin after each use into the kitchen garbage.

3) Please do not leave any chemistry behind in the darkroom. Most importantly, please do not leave any OPEN containers of chemistry in the darkroom. Please bring sufficient bottles for yourself (distilled water bottles or soda bottles are a great economic option), please close everything and label it, and take it home with you. Any chemistry left behind in the darkroom will be used by LIFT and other members, or discarded. 

4) Please do not leave your film hanging in the darkroom overnight. Please use the hair dryer in the darkroom and take your film with you before you leave. 

5) and finally, please clean up the space after each rental. Please wipe down the sink, counters, and put things away. You can leave containers and developing tanks to dry, that's no problem, but please clean them so that the next person can use them. 

Package includes: 

1x 16mm/35mm Morse Tank
1x 4x5 Contact Printer
1x 8mm/16mm Morse Tank
1x Enlargers for 120, 35mm, 6x6, 6x7, 6x9, 4x5
1x Film Rewinds
4x Lomotanks (Motion Picture Hand-Processing)
2x Photo Enlarger
1x Safe Lights
1x Sink w/ Temperature Control
5x Trays/Tanks for Processing Still Photos
1x Ventilation System

Rates:

Per hour: $5
Per day: $40
Per week: $160