From: Rocky (rocky@pdq.net)
Date: 07/20/01-04:14:23 PM Z
Much discussed but, my 2 cents.
My situation is similar to yours in many ways.
I get a rosy red rash when I get too much Metol.
In Houston the problem is too hot. Jobo bath raises temperature - right?
Not much advantage here.
You may wish to consider an old used Unicolor Drum (with ribbed interior)
with a Bessler Motor Base. The 11x14 drum will process 2-8x10s. The 8x10
drum only holds 1 and I find because it's diameter is smaller then the
11x14, it rotates too fast and the development is too aggressive.
Try Houston Camera Exchange, Camera Co-Op are other used photo shops.
It is my method. Inexpensive and works pretty good.
Rocky
Houston
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shannon Stoney" <shannonstoney@earthlink.net>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 1:25 PM
Subject: tray processing vs jobo
> Carl wrote:
>
> The Jobo with Expert drums will also handle color negatives and
> > chromes with ease, and color prints as well. It's all very nice, but
there's
> > no reason you can't get first rate results doing your 8x10 film in
trays,
> > and save a whole lot of money to spend on film and paper.---Carl
>
> What kind of price range are we talking about? My problem is that I am
very
> sensitive to photographic chemicals, due to a massive overexposure in a
> poorly ventilated lab, and the lab at my school is *still* poorly
> ventilated, as far as I can determine, so that tray processing there is
> dangerous for me. (I use the combiplan tank for the 4x5 negatives I make,
> but I'm thinking of making some larger negatives this fall.) I am trying
to
> decide whether to try to set up a well-ventilated tray processing area in
my
> garage, or go with the JOBO. Which would be cheaper and better in the
long
> run, in the opinion of folks on this list?
>
> --shannon
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