Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/25

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Subject: Re: [Leica] JOBO Processors
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 21:44:19 -0700
References: <3.0.5.32.20010526001201.007d4310@pop3.magicnet.net>

John Hicks wrote:
> 
> At 08:10 AM 5/25/01 -0700, you wrote:
> 
> >How do those of you who use the JOBO compensate for the different
> >agitation of the processor vs using a small tank with manual
> >agitation?
> 
>   I just went through a process to determine just that.
>   My goal was to find development times for the Jobo that would provide
> curve matches for what I had with intermittent inversion agitation. The
> developer used with D-76H 1:1 and 1:3. I used a one-minute prerinse to
> avoid airbells.
>   The results show that there is _no_ standard compensation factor that can
> be applied.
>   To be specific, HP5+ in both D-76H 1:1 and 1:3 required a 25% reduction
> in development time, Delta 100 in both D-76H 1:1 and 1:3 required a 35%
> reduction, and Delta 3200 in DD-X 1:4 required only a 15% reduction.
> 
> John Hicks
> 
> jbh@magicnet.net

And shadow density matched?!
I'd predict cutting back on development that much you'd be bound to also loose
some shadow density.


Mark Rabiner

Portland, Oregon
USA

http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/

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