Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Two weeks ago I processed about 15 rolls of various B&W films, in Xtol 1:1, in my JOBO. No TMax films though. Tri-X & APX-100 made up most of it. A couple of rolls of Ilford FP4. It worked perfectly. Of course. I used the times on the Kodak site plus 15% @ 70 deg F. I reclaimed the fixer for reuse. Jim At 01:38 PM 3/13/01 -0800, Frank Filippone wrote: >As far as need goes, it is not the developer that will cause problems on its >own, it is more likely the film you use that will give you fits....if you >are going to use TMAX film, get a processor. The film is extremely >sensitive to agitation and temp. You will get inconsistent resluts with >TMAX and hand developing... ( Yes, I can feel the flames now).. per Kodak. >For sheet film, it is a must. > >Having said both those things, the other choice is nitrogen burst agitation >in deep tanks.....costly for chemistry and equipment, it is a very >consistent process. > >Frank Filippone >red735i@earthlink.net