Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The only problem that I see with your workflow is the use of Belgian beer. <g> Pat - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" <wajsman@webshuttle.ch> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2002 9:02 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: JOBO > Hi Martin, > > Yes. I do not have one of the fully automated models, just the CPE2 > which requires you to pour in each solution manually when it is time, > but still it has made developing so much less of a chore. For example, > my procedure for developing a roll of Delta 100 is: > > 1) Mix the chemicals and put the bottles in the water bath, turn on the > machine and wait till temperature is 20C (or just a few hours, whatever). > > 2) Go down to the garage where my Jobo is. Pour in the developer and > start my stopwatch. Get a beer from the conveniently located stash of > Belgian brews. Sit down, drink the beer, read the newspaper. 15 minutes > later pour out the developer, pour in the stop bath. 1 minute later pour > out the stop bath, pour in the fixer. Depending on need, open another > beer and sit down for another 5 minutes. > > 3) After a further 2 minutes in hypo clear, I do some water rinsing in > the Jobo to clean it and the film, followed by a proper rinse of the > film in running water. > > 4) Hang film to dry in my Mistral dryer, cut it down and file in sleeves > a few hours later. > > Nathan > > Martin Howard wrote: > > > > I'm the kind of guy who: > > > > ...hates processing film; > > ...likes to use odd films; > > ...likes to use odd developers; > > ...needs to shoot a lot of film; > > ...can't afford commercial processing to accomodate the above; > > ...lives in a place with irregular temperature/humidity. > > > > Should I get a JOBO? > > > > M. > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland > > e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch > mobile: +41 78 732 1430 > > Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2002.htm > General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html