Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/06

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Subject: [Leica] Darkroom (Nova "trays")
From: dlr at dlridings.se (Daniel Ridings)
Date: Wed Jun 6 10:09:46 2007
References: <4666A188.4030902@dlridings.se> <C28C1858.205C6%heninger@adobe.com> <000001c7a85a$078b9660$6500a8c0@roadhouse>

Jobo USA doesn't sell darkroom supplies or equipment anymore.

I checked with the main company in Germany. It still sells processors 
and the like, but not the slot trays, as far as I can see.

Daniel

Robert Lilley wrote:
> How are the Nova trays different from the slot trays JOBO sells - or are
> they the same manufacturer?
> 
> Rob
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+54moggie=embarqmail.com@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+54moggie=embarqmail.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> Wade Heninger
> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 10:53 AM
> To: LUG Leica; Daniel Ridings; rolleiusers@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Darkroom (Nova "trays")
> 
> I have the nova slot processor and *love* it.
> 
> They are very cool, take up little room and make clean up/prep much easier.
> 
> 
> On 6/6/07 4:59 AM, "Daniel Ridings" <dlr@dlridings.se> wrote:
> 
>> Believe it or not, but it is becoming more difficult, not easier, to do
>> digital prints. Companies like Epson are changing their printers so that
>> you can't use 3rd party (piezo-, and carbon) inks.
>>
>> Just like cameras, printers have become a moving target and it is
>> difficult to keep abreast with what is happening (unless you can afford
>> one of the really good ones, the big ones ... they seem to be more
> stable).
>> I am only interested in black and white, not color. Printing color
>> digitally is less of a problem, actually, hardly one at all.
>>
>> So I am thinking about keeping my darkroom set up after all. I have a
>> dedicated room for it (even though the boys have booked it for their
>> week-end poker nights now and then).
>>
>> One of the things I don't like is washing up all the trays when I am
>> finished and have been thinking about the Nova system with a box and
>> vertical slots with very little contact between the liquids and air. You
>> are supposed to be able to just put the cover on and the chemicals will
>> last longer without you having to pour them over to bottles after each
>> run (if you don't just throw them out).
>>
>> Is this a reasonable way of working for someone who would only go into
>> the darkroom once a week (possibly twice).
>>
>> Daniel
>>
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In reply to: Message from dlr at dlridings.se (Daniel Ridings) ([Leica] Darkroom (Nova "trays"))
Message from heninger at adobe.com (Wade Heninger) ([Leica] Darkroom (Nova "trays"))
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