Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/13

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Jobos & XTol
From: "Austin Franklin" <austin@darkroom.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 15:29:04 -0500

> I wrote:
> >> When I do B&W I do it by hand. I can be done before I could
> get the Jobo
> >> setup.
> >> Get some tanks, reels and some measuring containers.
> >> Skip the Jobo unless you need its features.
>
> Then Austin remarked:
> >I use my Jobo almost exclusively for B&W.  It gives me very consistent
> >results, expecially with Xtol.  It is hardly difficult to pour
> in chemicals
> >and push a button...whether by hand or Jobo, you still have to load the
> >reels.
> >
> I have a very small darkroom. The sink is 6 feet long.

I have a smaller darkroom.  I have no sink.  I have a 3'wide filing cabinet
with a Jobo processor on top of it, and shelves above.  Works out great.  I
do my printing by scanning negatives and digitally printing them with
Piezography, so I have no need for any more darkroom...except for the film
processor.

> On the other hand if you want to come and be my darkroom tech, well come
> on down! Can you follow directions explicitly

Yes, but I typically don't.

> without asking a bunch of
> questions?

I could, but then it's no fun ;-)

WE DON'T NEED NO STINKIN DIRECTIONS!