Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This LUGger will most enthusiastically endorse a Jobo processor. I've been using a CPE2 with lift for several years for b&w film in formats from 35mm to 4x5 as well as for the occasional E6 I shoot, and I find it very efficient and convenient. Here in the US, the people at Jobo have been very responsive on the few occasions I've needed technical support. As for processing times, I myself have shortened the developer time for Tri-X in Xtol to about 15-20% below the Kodak recommended time for rotary processing but I adhere to the times prescribed by the manufacturers of the E6 chemistry. The Jobo recommendation may be based on the fact that the film is not constantly in the developer and on the presumption of a presoak in water which would slow developer action. Process some test rolls in your preferred developer at different times to see what gives you the best results for your setup. Roy On 23 Jan 99 at 22:24, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > In my search for perfection I have arrived at Leica M...so far so > good. Now I want to make sure that the negatives are processed > consistently and correctly, so I am thinking of replacing my > primitive temperature control and hand agitation with a small Jobo > processor, also with an eye towards perhaps doing my own E6 or C41 > some day. If any LUGgers are using Jobo, I would love to hear from > you. The model I am thinking of is the CPE-2 Plus. I have downloaded > the manual from Jobo's web site but obviously I would consider > testimonials from LUGgers a more credible source. One thing that > puzzles me is that the manual suggests using the same developing > times as when developing by hand. This does not make sense--I > thought that with continuous agitation the time should be shorter?? > > Nathan > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Overijse, Belgium > > Photography page: > http://members.tripod.com/~belgiangator/index.html Motorcycle page: > http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/downs/1704/index.html > > >