Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2023/09/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan, this sounds like maybe the lid grip is missing some pieces? I have been using a Jobo rotary since around 2008 and never had similar problems. There were other issues ;-) but not this one. On Fri, Sep 1, 2023 at 10:08?PM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > Thanks, everyone. Of course I meant ?I HATE Jobo? in the subject line, but > I think you all figured it out. > > I am not talking about leaking a few drops. The liquid starts spilling out > as soon as I begin the inversion. These are 1510 tanks, for single rolls. > The weird thing is that I used Jobo all the time when I was shooting film > exclusively until 2004 or so and never had this problem. These tanks are > new, bought recently. We are not talking operator error, I have many years > experience and know how to close the tank. I have concluded that I may have > a bad sample and will not use those tanks again. I also have one Paterson > System 4 tank from the old days with two Paterson reels, and a couple of > single-roll AP tanks. The AP reels are useless, but fortunately the > Paterson reels fit in the AP tanks as well, so that is what I will use from > now on. I like single-roll tanks because I shoot different types of films > and most of the time I only have one roll of a particular film to develop. > The AP tanks have a much more secure closing mechanism, a simple screw-on > lid. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > > Nathan Wajsman > photo at frozenlight.eu > > http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.frozenlight.eu > > ????? ???????! ?????? ?????! > > > > > > > > On 2 Sep 2023, at 03:23, Frank F via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > > > > IMO, the best Jobo setup is using the 2500 series ranks with the Jobo SS > > reels. I also use a CPE 2 bath. I have also processed in these tanks > with > > the manual rotating gadget. > > What I have not done is inverting one of the 2500 tanks for agitation. > > Now I have NEVER had a leak in these tanks. Not a drop. > > To help further, state what tank and reels you are using. State your > > processing technique. Are you gently doing inversion or a fast snap of > the > > wrist? > > We CAN figure this out! > > > > On Fri, Sep 1, 2023 at 10:25 AM Nathan Wajsman <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 > >> > >> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > >> http://www.greatpix.eu > >> http://www.frozenlight.eu > >> > >> ????? ???????! ?????? ?????! > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > -- > > Frank Filippone > > BMWRed735i at gmail.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- // richard http://imagecraft.com