Uploaded November 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Welcome to the 1st episode of a new addition to the channel, DIY Darkroom. Every few weeks we're going to focus on a topic that you can follow along with at home to get started in the darkroom. To kick off this series, I wanted to challenge myself with a DIY that I've personally never done before...Caffenol!

Caffenol is about as home brew as B&W film developers come. It's inexpensive and easy to make, with a wide range of possible results. As I found out quickly, it's not like most off-the-shelf developers, but is still capable of getting the job done in a pinch.

Some more resources for Caffenol here: caffenol.org/recipes

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Background Music by Mike Gutterman - "Background Music for Productions Volume 12"
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Content by Mat Marrash: matmarrash.com

00:00 Why DIY?
01:04 Caffenol
02:35 Main Ingredients
03:28 Extra Supplies
04:28 SAFETY!
05:02 Different Recipes
06:42 Mixing Caffenol C-M
08:52 Developing B&W Film
12:03 Moment of Truth
13:19 Wrap-Up

#darkroom #filmphotography #coffee