Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/05/02

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Subject: Re: Cruising for snaps in Panauti
From: Ian Stanley <ian@mos.com.np>
Date: Fri, 2 May 1997 15:12:51 +0545 (+0545)

At 11:30 PM 97-05-01 -0800, you wrote:

>Ian, 
>
>If you do get one, go for the BIG tank with the holes that take two 4x5
>(wait, you're British: 5x4) sheet in each hole.  The smaller, cheaper
>unit that fits in the standard tank isn't as good.  I've done 5x4s (see,
>I'm learning) with clear blue sky and the negs are absolutely even right
>out to the edge.  A joy to print.
>
>Using the manual model once (maybe twice) I got a phone call in the
>middle of the developer cycle, got lost, came back 15 minutes later,
>muttered foul words, then found everything fine, just slightly over
>developed..  The Jobo uses so little chemical that it (the developer)
>was exhausted.  I was relieved.
>
>Donal Philby
>San Diego
>
>
Donal,

        I have dual citizenship - Canadian & British complete with two
passports so I understand 4x5 and 5x4!!  Thanks for the advice.

Ian Stanley

Kathmandu, Nepal