A friend of mine has given me a list of everything I need to begin home developing with prices. I will dump these now.

Any suggestions or tips or cheaper/better alternatives are welcome.

So here’s a run down of what you’ll need to start developing B&W film at home. Once you’ve got the set up and used it a few times it’s super easy. This is the set up that I started out with that allows you to develop two rolls of 35mm at once or one roll of 120 roll film.

Patterson film developing kit: http://shop.silverprint.co.uk/Paterson-Film-Processing-Kit/product/1775/PTP573/
Contains most of the chemical equipment you’ll need apart from an additional graduate as below, which isn’t totally necessary but allows you to have your developer, stop and fixer all line up and ready to go

Additional 600ml graduate: http://shop.silverprint.co.uk/Paterson-600ml-Graduate/product/50072/PTP304/

Changing bag: http://shop.silverprint.co.uk/Kaiser-Changing-Bag-16x17-Inch-6390/product/757/K6390/
This is needed to unspool the film onto the developing reel in the dark

Film leader retriever: http://shop.silverprint.co.uk/Kaiser-Film-Leader-Retriever-4132/product/87609/K4132/
For retrieving the end of the film from the canister.

Chemicals

Ilford Ilfosol 3 Developer: http://shop.silverprint.co.uk/Ilford-Ilfosol-3-Film-Film-Developer-500ml/product/481/1131778/
Developer, will develop about 16 rolls depending on dilution

Ilford Ilfostop Stop Bath: http://shop.silverprint.co.uk/Ilford-Ilfostop-500ml-Stop-Bath-500ml/product/20578/1893870/
Stops the developing process, will cover about 15 films worth

Ilford Rapid Fix: http://shop.silverprint.co.uk/Ilford-Rapid-Fixer-500ml-500ml/product/923/1984253/
Fixes the film for archiving

Ilford Ilfotol: http://shop.silverprint.co.uk/Ilford-Ilfotol-Wetting-Wetting-Agent-1L/product/73018/1905162/
A wetting agent that helps the film dry quickly and helps stop drying marks.