Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I was upset at my lab for process inconsistencies ( whoch they said were not there) , so after a LOT of soul searching, I decided I had enough. I went out and researched SS tanks ( I had them already) water baths, recirculating tanks, nitrogen gas agitation, etc. I set myself up with most of the stuff I needed to do gas agitation. I figured with a gas valve timer, a good thermometer, recirculating pump, and a BIG bath, that I could develop more consistency than my lab. Then I attended a Sexton workshop. I now have a lot of unused gas processing stuff and a wonderful ( and cheaply bought new for $350) ) JOBO CPE2 Processor. The JOBO runs a constant temp, consistent agitation, and works like a champ. I have good negs, produced in TMaxRS developer, using TMax 100 film. I can do 35mm ( max of 5 rolls), 120/220 ( max of 3 rolls) through 4x5 ( max of 4 per run) negs right now, and I could do 5x7( 2 per run) or 8x10 ( 1 per run) negs with a little extra cash. While you may be happy with hand agitation, or may not be willing to spend the money for the equipment, the results are lovely, consistent, and fast ( if I am not feeling lazy). I recommend it highly. The other downside..... my wife strictly forbids it from coming on trips... which I might get away with if I were using SS tanks. Then again, maybe not. Frank Filippone red735i@earthlink.net - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html