[Leica] AP or Jobo or Paterson or...

[morggan at earthlink.net (Horacio Sofi)]

Hello Nuno,
   Me too, develop 4-6 b&w rolls a months, I say nothing, and I'm using a
jobo tank, no expensive, with easy maintenance, etc.
   regards, Horacio.


On 2/12/09 4:19 PM, "Nuno Miguel dos Santos Baeta" <nmsbaeta@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello!
> 
> For many years, I've been using a local shop to develop, print and
> scan my colour film.  I know the owner and he lets me use his (quite
> huge)  Agfa lab.  For B&W I also use his very old development and
> printing equipment.
> 
> Now my "problem".  My friend and photographer will retire in June and
> will donate all his equipment (including a 113 years old camera) to a
> museum.  That means that I will "loose" the equipment to develop,
> print and scan.  Nowadays I rarely make colour film photos (one roll a
> month ?!?), but I still make many B&W film photos (at least a roll per
> week).
> 
> I can take my colour film to some shop and hope for the best but I
> want to keep developing my B&W film.
> 
> I just want equipment to develop the film, but which brand should I
> buy?  AP, Jobo, Paterson or another brand?  Are there any important
> differences to buy one brand instead of another?
> 
> BTW, his B&W equipment is a mix of pieces some of known brands (e.g.,
> the enlarger is a Rollei) and some with no brand (e.g., the tanks).
> His advice was buy the cheapest made of plastic.  Is this a good
> advice?
> 
> TIA