Through the years I've tried about every system except the yankee tanks.
I get by far the best results with the Jobo 3000 system and I've three
of them now. It develops 10 sheets at a time with amazingly little
developer. Perfectly even development. I use a rolling machine (not from
Jobo). But rolling the tanks in a big tray by hand works perfectly fine
too.
Wilbert
On 2019-04-30 05:44, mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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sheet film. I did so little of it years ago, that I never really
found a good way.
I tried trays, but total darkness just isn't something that I thought
was practical. Old eyes only make it worse, but more importantly my
darkroom really isn't as dark as it should be. I have a changing bag,
but the darkroom has too doors and a window. At this point I am
ruling trays out. IF its not as dark as it should be for paper, I can
reprint. If its not as dark as it should be for a negative, no way
out. Makes a changing bag and a light tight method a must.
I used an old unicolor print drum years ago. I still have it, but it
was very awkward, and wouldn't fit in the changing bag now. Not the
best option. Might work, but not exactly ideal.
Wish I could find some stainless steel reels like they make for 35mm
and 120. Have the tanks and top for those, but again no go.
The main option that seems the most viable is the yankee developing
tank for about $35 or so. It's not water tight, but it is light
tight, or so it shows. Being able to process 12 sheets at a time
seems to be an advantage. Processing all that had a N +1 at the same
time seems like it would be a plus. It''s cost effective, and it
looks like it would go in a changing bag to load.
I have made developing tubes. They were sort of light tight. You
could turn the lights on while it was developing, but changing the
chemicals had to be done in the dark. Better than trays, and maybe as
good as the unicolor drums, but again not ideal.
The jobo reels do not seem to be cost effective unless I were using a
jobo processor. Maybe one day if I use color here, but its not in the
immediate plans.
Any other options other than those I don't know about. The Yankee
tank seems to be the best choice, unless someone knows something I
don't. (that is highly likely)
Also I am reading the books recommended here. Thank you. They seem
to have been excellent choices. I am learning a lot
Mark
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