Re: Developing sheet film in open-ended PVC tubes

Bingo!!

Thanks, Dave.

Sandy

>I found it.
>
>Kachel, David. "Rotary Processing In Trays." Darkroom & Creative Camera
>Techniques, vol. 16 no. 4.: Jul/Aug 1995.
>
>That was almost 9 years ago. I feel old now.
>
>
>Dave S
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Sandy King" <sanking@clemson.edu>
>To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
>Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 12:56 PM
>Subject: Re: Developing sheet film in open-ended PVC tubes
>
>
>> Bill,
>>
>> >
>> >BTW, I do all my film work (and print work with Pt/Pd) in Jobo
>> >drums. While I have a Jobo machine one can use (most of) their drums
>> >on a plain old Beseler rolling agitator. I don't see the advantage
>> >of open tubes in trays (in the dark) if one can easily use tubes in
>> >the light unless there's something I'm missing.
>>
>>
>> Yep, that is exactly what I though when I read that article years
>> ago. Why bother with open-ended tubes when you can just put caps on
>> the tubes and have the advantage of daylight processing? But time
>> passes and we learn. The advantage to the open ended tubes is that
>> you can cover them with developer (they sink in developing solution)
>> and develop with minimal agitation procedures.
>>
>> It is also an extremely simple solution for those who do not get even
>> development with tray development and/or who have a proclivity for
>> scratching or gouging their negatives with shuffle development.
>>
>>
>> Sandy
>>
>>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >>Oh, I think I know the article you are referring to. I have also seen it
>> >>very long time ago but can't remember either. I think it might be in
>> >>Darkroom Technique (or the name before that), but I thought for
>> >>Bibliography, you only need to cite the original idea rather than the
>> >>variations afterward.
>> >>
>> >>If I come across it I will let you know.
>> >>
>> >>Dave S
>> >>
>> >>----- Original Message -----
>> >>From: "Sandy King" <sanking@clemson.edu>
>> >>To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
>> >>Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 12:00 PM
>> >>Subject: Re: Developing sheet film in open-ended PVC tubes
>> >>
>> >>> Dave,
>> >>>
>> >>> It was not Phil Davis. Phil introduced the BTZS type tubes in his
>> >>> book Beyond the Zone System but in this type of development the tubes
>> >>> are capped on each end and and development is carried out in a water
>> >>> bath with the lights on.
>> >>>
>> >>> In the article to which I refer the author recommends placing the
>> >>> film in open-ended PVC tubes and then developing the films in a tray
>> >>> containing the developer, with the lights off of course.
>> >>>
>> >>> Sandy
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> >Sandy,
>> >>> >
>> >>> >If I remember correctly, it was Phil Davis. The procedure should be
>> >>> >described in one of his book "Beyond The Zone System." While this is
>from
>> >>> >memory, I think it is correct since the tubes are also known as BTZS
>> >>> >(abbreviation from the title of the book) tubes.
>> >>> >
>> >>> >Dave S
>> >>> >
>> >>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >>> >From: "Sandy King" <sanking@clemson.edu>
>> >>> >To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
>> >>> >Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 11:26 AM
>> >>> >Subject: Developing sheet film in open-ended PVC tubes
>> >>> >
>> >>> >
>> >>> >> A number of years ago someone wrote an article that was published
>in
>> >>> >> one of the national magazines that described how to develop sheet
>> >>> >> film in open-ended PVC tubes in trays. This procedure offers some
>> >>> >> advantages over normal tray development in that it gives 1) very
>even
>> >>> >> development with no edge hot spots, and 2) minimizes the
>possibility
>> >>> >> of scratching that many experience in shuffle agitation.
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> I am describing this procedure in a current writing project and
>would
>> >>> >> like to give credit to the person who originally suggested the
>> >>> >> procedure but I am unable to locate it. Can anyone on the list
>> >>> >> provide any details to help me locate the article.
> > >>> >>
>> >>> >> Sandy
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >>
>>
>>
Received on Wed Mar 31 12:57:47 2004