Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan, I have to disagree. I have had much more negative experiences with British beer. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" <wajsman@webshuttle.ch> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2002 4:44 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: JOBO > ...and what exactly is the problem? I find that Belgian beer yield > superior negatives, sharper focus, more precise temperature control, and > all sorts of other good things :-) > > Nathan > > Pat Perez wrote: > > The only problem that I see with your workflow is the use of Belgian beer. > > <g> > > > > > > > > Pat > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Nathan Wajsman" <wajsman@webshuttle.ch> > > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > > Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2002 9:02 AM > > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: JOBO > > > > > > > >>Hi Martin, > >> > >>Yes. I do not have one of the fully automated models, just the CPE2 > >>which requires you to pour in each solution manually when it is time, > >>but still it has made developing so much less of a chore. For example, > >>my procedure for developing a roll of Delta 100 is: > >> > >>1) Mix the chemicals and put the bottles in the water bath, turn on the > >>machine and wait till temperature is 20C (or just a few hours, whatever). > >> > >>2) Go down to the garage where my Jobo is. Pour in the developer and > >>start my stopwatch. Get a beer from the conveniently located stash of > >>Belgian brews. Sit down, drink the beer, read the newspaper. 15 minutes > >>later pour out the developer, pour in the stop bath. 1 minute later pour > >>out the stop bath, pour in the fixer. Depending on need, open another > >>beer and sit down for another 5 minutes. > >> > >>3) After a further 2 minutes in hypo clear, I do some water rinsing in > >>the Jobo to clean it and the film, followed by a proper rinse of the > >>film in running water. > >> > >>4) Hang film to dry in my Mistral dryer, cut it down and file in sleeves > >>a few hours later. > >> > >>Nathan > >> > >>Martin Howard wrote: > >> > >>>I'm the kind of guy who: > >>> > >>> ...hates processing film; > >>> ...likes to use odd films; > >>> ...likes to use odd developers; > >>> ...needs to shoot a lot of film; > >>> ...can't afford commercial processing to accomodate the above; > >>> ...lives in a place with irregular temperature/humidity. > >>> > >>>Should I get a JOBO? > >>> > >>>M. > >>> > >>>-- > >>>To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >>-- > >>Nathan Wajsman > >>Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland > >> > >>e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch > >>mobile: +41 78 732 1430 > >> > >>Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2002.htm > >>General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm > >> > >>-- > >>To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland > > e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch > mobile: +41 78 732 1430 > > Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2002.htm > General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html