Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 12:15 PM 4/26/98 -0400, you wrote: >I use both TMAX and Ilford Delta, both typicially 100 ASA. Could some of >you recommend a good _basic_ developer for each film; something that will >provide reasonable results but be reasonably tolerant of the relearning >process? I suspect that it would be best to settle on one or the other, >but would like to try developing both before I decide. > >Last, is a JOBO processor worth it for B&W? Or will a simple tank do the >trick just as well? > >Steve > Steve: Kodak's XTol is the most forgiving developer I have worked with - wide latitude of times and temperatures and great results with all of the films I have tried. If you intend to do much processing, a JOBO is fantastic. It's very difficult to get the best results from TMax without very consistent agitation and the JOBO provides that. My ATL-2 has six bottles. I keep three full of chemicals for B&W and three full of chemicals for E-6. A little bit of chemistry goes a long way and the ATL-2 saves it for re-use. It will pay for itself in no time. I've done thousands of rolls and never had a problem. Good luck - Tina ______________________________________________________________________ Tina Manley, ASMP <http://www.photogs.com/manley/index.html> <http://www.aperture-photo.com/site/reportage/manley/manleyframeset.html> <http://www.onlineartistleague.com/manleyt/portfoli.htm>