How To Develop Film Using Coffee

Remember photo film? That was crazy huh? But if you’re still resistant to megapixels, and take that stubbornness even further by using black and white film — there’s a way to develop those negatives using a mixture of coffee and vitamin C, known as Caffenol.

Demonstrated by Matt Richardson at Make, the process seems a bit tedious, and painfully MacGyveresque, but appears to work.

[link, via Laughing Squid]

Author: Chris Durso

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