Is Your Darkroom Safe? Testing The Safelight, part 1

You will need a piece of black paper or card, some photo paper, and a safelight!

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[TomNorthenscold]

Thanks for putting these instructional videos out. I find them tremendously useful. I just ran this safe light test in my darkroom today, and I’m pleased to say my safelight setup passed. I appreciate that you make these videos accessible for those of us who aren’t as experienced in the darkroom.

[litticgn]

I don't know how I could ever make good prints in my darkroom. My Fomabrom paper is so sensitive, I had to dim my safelight extremely to get no fogging after 7 minutes. Thanks a lot for your channel, I have learned a lot from you already!

[odukar]

I did the coin test and I didn't feel confident. Now, I followed your advice and it worked! Now I feel much better! Thx again!!!

[Carfree-Cities]

Yeah, the coin test doesn't show fogging. Be especially careful if you are using variable-contrast paper, which has a green-sensitive emulsion layer.

[customerbf]

I am leaning so much from your channel. Have you tested a LED strip as a Safelite. BlissGlow Has an LED strip that you can set any color on the color spectrum and it’s dimmable. I’m wondering if it’s possible to turn such a light to the right spectrum and use it as a safe flight. Any advice you have would be greatly appreciated.

[Tipodatubo]

I did the coin test with pre flashed paper but now I’m going to try this too just to be sure

[MD-enzm]

In the case where there is different densities on the two sides, which one is darker? The one where the enlarger exposure preceded the safelight exposure, or the other way around?

[sterioma]

Found a link to your video on photrio.com. Great to see more context like this. You have a new follower.

[JORGE]

Hello friend, Which Kodak filter did you use for the test?

[Nordhiker]

I absolutely like your videos and this one gave me many important Informations as well. Though I got the point in a way how to do it I have to admid that I did not understand the tech part all the way. It´s because I am german and my school english might got rusty. But I will watch the video over and over again... That will help.
Great job! Am enjoying every video of you.
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Tilman from Hamburg