Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2023/09/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Plastic tanks do have one advantage over steel tanks. Plastic tanks fill and dump chemicals very rapidly, which reduces the chances of uneven developing. I hate the plastic reels, though. I have difficulty loading them. Christopher Crawford Fine Art Photography 260-437-8990 My Portfolio https://chriscrawfordphoto.com <https://chriscrawfordphoto.com> Learn From Me https://crawfordphotoschool.com <https://crawfordphotoschool.com> The Polaroid SX-70 Project https://sx70project.com <https://sx70project.com> ?On 9/1/23, 9:41 PM, "LUG on behalf of Frank F via LUG" <lug-bounces+chris=chriscrawfordphoto.com at leica-users.org <mailto:chriscrawfordphoto.com at leica-users.org> on behalf of lug at leica-users.org <mailto:lug at leica-users.org>> wrote: Hewes made the reels for Jobo. You can identify them by the enormous hole in the center. You will also need the special core for use with these reels. Before we go too far, WHY are you using a plastic tank? Nikor tanks and reels are pretty much bullet proof, but yes, they leak a bit. Use your palm when inverting and this problem goes away On Fri, Sep 1, 2023 at 2:43 PM Christopher Crawford < chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com <mailto:chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com>> wrote: > I use Hewes metal reels; They are by far the easiest reels to load. > > If you want a system that uses plastic tanks and reels, Paterson are the > best of those. Unlike the Jobo tanks, Paterson's are designed to be > agitated by inversion and they don't leak. > > > Christopher Crawford > Fine Art Photography > 260-437-8990 > > My Portfolio > https://chriscrawfordphoto.com <https://chriscrawfordphoto.com> > <https://chriscrawfordphoto.com> <https://chriscrawfordphoto.com>> > > Learn From Me > https://crawfordphotoschool.com <https://crawfordphotoschool.com> > <https://crawfordphotoschool.com> <https://crawfordphotoschool.com>> > > The Polaroid SX-70 Project > https://sx70project.com <https://sx70project.com> > <https://sx70project.com> <https://sx70project.com>> > > > > > > ?On 9/1/23, 4:25 PM, "LUG on behalf of Nathan Wajsman" <lug-bounces+chris= > chriscrawfordphoto.com at leica-users.org <mailto:chriscrawfordphoto.com > at leica-users.org> <mailto: > chriscrawfordphoto.com at leica-users.org <mailto:chriscrawfordphoto.com > at leica-users.org>> on behalf of photo at frozenlight.eu <mailto:photo at > frozenlight.eu> > <mailto:photo at frozenlight.eu <mailto:photo at frozenlight.eu>>> wrote: > > > This afternoon I ruined yet another film in a Jobo tank. Apparently > production standards have sunk so low that it is impossible to invert the > tank without half of the developer spilling out. The result is that the > film does not get properly developed. Very frustrating. Those of you who > are using film, which tanks and spirals do you use? > > > TIA, > Nathan > > > Nathan Wajsman > photo at frozenlight.eu <mailto:photo at frozenlight.eu> <mailto:photo at > frozenlight.eu <mailto:photo at frozenlight.eu>> > > > http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws> > <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws> <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>> > http://www.greatpix.eu <http://www.greatpix.eu> <http://www.greatpix.eu> > <http://www.greatpix.eu>> > http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu> > <http://www.frozenlight.eu> <http://www.frozenlight.eu>> > > > ????? ???????! ?????? ?????! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug > <http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug> < > http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug> > <http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>> for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug > <http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug> for more information -- Frank Filippone BMWRed735i at gmail.com <mailto:BMWRed735i at gmail.com> _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug <http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug> for more information