r/Darkroom is a subreddit with 92k members. The community frequently discusses darkroom, print, film, printing, and first, and they frequently recommend/review medium format camera, light meter, and film scanner, and the most common flair used is b&w printing, b&w film, gear/equipment/film , colour film, and colour printing.
r/Darkroom is Reddit's best place for discussions on film developing, printing, toning and hand-coloring prints, darkroom techniques, equipment and more. Alternative Photography process discussion is also welcome!
Popular Topics in r/Darkroom
#1
Darkroom
49 posts
#2
24 posts
#3
Film
24 posts
#4
Printing
23 posts
#5
First
17 posts
#6
Develop
15 posts
#7
Developing
13 posts
#8
Prints
12 posts
#9
Enlarger
12 posts
#10
Chemicals
9 posts
Products Discussed in r/Darkroom
Medium Format Camera
13 reviews
#1
Mamiya
4.5★ from 4 reviews
#2
Yashica
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
Holga
3.0★ from 2 reviews
Light Meter
12 reviews
#1
Sekonic
4.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Light Meter
3.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
Minolta
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Film Scanner
11 reviews
#1
Epson
3.5★ from 6 reviews
#2
VueScan
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#3
Reflecta
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/Darkroom
#1
B&W Printing
: "Panoramas"
32 posts
#2
B&W Film
: "Is this bromide drag, or surge, or something else?"
25 posts
#3
Gear/Equipment/Film
: "New entire Darkroom deal."
15 posts
#4
Colour Film
: "Cinestill 50D did very well for me over this summer"
9 posts
#5
Colour Printing
: "First RA4 prints. Thoughts?"
6 posts
#6
Alternative
: "Diasporic Sights exhibition (platinum/palladium prints)"
3 posts
#7
Other
: "Wiring for Focomat IIc Enlarger ( 1st Generation )"
2 posts
#8
Darkroom Pic
: "Developed my first roll of film!! Also beseler enlarger question."
1 post
#9
News
: "The Beauty of Simple Things"
1 post
#10
Reversal
: "any e6 kit recommendations"
1 post
Member Growth in r/Darkroom
Yearly
+16k members(20.3%)
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Last updated: November 8, 2026