[LargeFormat] Buckled film (was Big Old Cave)

[Georges Giralt]

DigitallyScenic Photographer a écrit :
> Hi Ted:
> 
> Any recommendations as to models, chemicals, etc?
Hi !
Well I do E6 at home, for roll film, not sheet for now...
I use a Jobo it is pergfect for this job.
I use Kodak Single use chemistry kit. (CAT 525 6763, this is European 
versoin, as I'm French)
Fo temp measuring, I use a really cheap medical thermometer (the kind 
like the old mercury one, but now containing another liquid metel, not 
mercury... about 2$ each at my local pharmacy) It is really precise 
around the 100 °F value and hold its reading once taken out of the 
solution ! Helps reading !
For process and dilutions, see Claudio Bonavolta's Web page, there is a 
great lot of information here :
http://www.bonavolta.ch/hobby/en/photo/e6.htm
keep away from the 3 bath kits. They are bad at high end films like 
latest Fuji's or Kodak's.
Keep an eye also at the Agfa's AP44 kits. The hobby one uses only 4 
baths (only the conditioner, bleach and fixer are mixed together in a 
bleach fix, so provides very good results. It is a bit cheap (in France) 
but as it runs only for 4 rolls 135 film, it will give you an oportunity 
to test or practice without investing too much.
The main financial invest. is the Jobo, as you will have to go for a CPP 
or CPA for large format, but you may have luck finding one in Ebay. 
Beware second hand tanks can be a bad idea to save money, as no one 
knows what chemistry has got in before...
As to processing skills, it's not so difficult. So with practice, you 
will get perfect results. HAve a look at the Jobo web site under 
support, they have detailled instructions easy to follow with their product.
Hope this helps
> 
> Thanks,
You're welcome ;-)
> 
> John
> 
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: <tedharris at mac.com>
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> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 12:14 AM
> Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] Buckled film (was Big Old Cave)
> 
> 
>> No reason why you should not be processing your own E6 as well.  You  
>> can easily do so with a Jobo or other Rotary Processor.  While such  
>> machines are not inexpensive, I am sure that the initial outlay will  
>> be amortized rather quickly if you have to ship film to Australia for  
>> processing.
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