Darkroom Tools

Exposure Time Calculator

Filter grade & color head correction
Updated time sec
Correction from base time
Rounded time sec
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F-Stop Timer

Exposure timing table with dry-down

Click any time value to set it as the new base time.

F-Stop Time Increment
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Enlarger Exposure

Magnification-based exposure correction
Initial magnification
Target magnification
Target exposure sec
t₂ = t₁ × ((m₂ + 1) / (m₁ + 1))²
m = print width / negative width
Accounts for the inverse square law at different magnifications
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Print Placement

Calculate optimal print position on a mount

Optical centering places the print slightly above the geometric center to compensate for visual perception

Positive moves up, negative moves down

Drag & drop an image onto the canvas

Meopta

Opemus 5 Exposure Calculator

Nomogram correction for f = 50–80 mm lenses
20
45
k coefficient 3.75
Corrected time 46.1 sec +1.9 stops
Aperture f/32
At the same aperture. If the time is impractically long, open up the lens and halve the time per stop.
Thin negative + heavy filtration: This correction may underexpose by ~⅙ to ⅓ stop due to wavelength-dependent scattering. Consider testing at the final position.
Correction from test time +46/24
Rounded time 46.3 sec
Exact: 46.1s → Rounded: 46.3s (Δ +0.2s)
Nomogram — k vs. scale position (f = 75–80 mm)
Adjust the r parameter if your measured corrections differ from the calculator. Defaults: r = 6.694 for 75–80 mm, r = 14.0 for 50–55 mm (derived from the manual nomograms). A higher r shifts curves right; lower shifts left. Switching lenses resets r to the default.
k = ((r + s₂) / (r + s₁))²
where r = 6.694 for f=75–80 mm on Opemus 5
Derived from the inverse square law adapted to the inclined column geometry
s₁ = test position · s₂ = print position · k = time multiplier
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Dilution Calculator

Weight-based mixing for darkroom chemistry
+
1+50 1 part concentrate + 50 parts water
Concentrate
11.1g
= 9.8 ml
Water
490.2g
= 490.2 ml
Total weight 501.3 g
Tip: Tare your vessel, weigh the concentrate first, then add water to reach the total. Density varies by batch -- weigh a known volume to calibrate.
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Development Time

Push-pull & temperature compensation

Fallback factor when no verified time exists. 33% from Rollei datasheet. Shown as "estimated" in results.

Base time 8:00 min
After push/pull 8:00 min
Final time 8:00 min
At reference temperature. No adjustment needed.
t_push = t_base x (1 + f/100)^N
t_final = t_push x 2^((T_ref - T) / 10)
f = compensation factor per stop
N = push (+) or pull (-) stops
Temperature model: Q10 = 2 (rate doubles per 10 C)