Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]...and what exactly is the problem? I find that Belgian beer yield superior negatives, sharper focus, more precise temperature control, and all sorts of other good things :-) Nathan Pat Perez wrote: > 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 > > - -- 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