[LargeFormat] BW 4x5 processing

[Joseph O'Neil]

>I don't think you can go wrong with a Jobo. I use a CPP-2 with Lift and 
>Expert
>Drum for 4x5 developing. The key is consistency. The CPP-2 is about 38" long
>with drain hoses and lift dump on the left end. The Expert Drum is excellent
>and chemistry requirements are minimal.

         I'll second the Jobo drum setup.  Now i just use the Jobo drums 
and reels, and I use an old roller base (forget the manufactuer at the 
moment), and it works great.
         I too am limited for room, and the smaller motorized base takes up 
a lot less room than a whole Jobo processor.

         Teh Jobo drum and reels are expensive, but they do save yo money 
in the long run on chemistry.  I process up to 8 sheets of  HP5 or Tri-X at 
once, using only 10mm of concentrated HC-110 syrup in my Jobo.

         One warning however - those Jobo series 2500 reels that hold up to 
6 sheets at once - don't do it.  I have uneven results if I ever load up 
all six sheets at once.  I only load a max of 4 sheets per reel - always 
leaving the middle empty.  It always works better for me that way.  Dunno 
why, just works better.
joe


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