Development and clearing is done in tubes. I wash the prints in a
traditional washer. What I like about it is that since I work with
different Potassium Oxalate developers as my contrast control (a la
Dick Arentz) I just have a bunch of developer bottles handy and don't
have to mess with trays. That is, I develop a print and say its too
flat, I just pop another in a tube with more contrasty developer.
Even if one doesn't use different developers, tubes are great. I can
print up to 20x24 in the space that only 1 tray would take!! And when
the print is in the tube spinning I can walk away from it and work on
other things, like you say. Instead of rocking trays I rock myself to
the music!
>I'm curious about the use of the Jobo with PT/PD. Do you do the
>developement this way also, or develop first in tray and then do the
>clearing this way? Wash?
>
>I've been thinking about a tube method at least for clearing so I
>can walk away and let it spin instead of standing there and rocking
>the trays to the beat of my favorite music.
>
>Thanks,
>Mark Nelson
>
>In a message dated 3/31/04 11:39:35 AM, wmlaven@platinotype.com writes:
>
>>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.
Received on Wed Mar 31 12:59:07 2004
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