Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the info. I'd only be using this for small to medium amounts of film so AFAIK no expert tanks needed. I'd be buying a used model and hope to spend around $300 w/o lift total. I figure this is a good way for me to get consistency in developing as I recall that was not a strong point of mine in school... - -- John Chicago, IL <<<<<<<<<<<<< John I use the Jobo CPE (with lift) for processing B&W. I would recommend that you do get a lift for the processor...it really does make life a lot more pleasant. Also, I use Xtol (1:3) to process Tmax film and obtain great results...but a caution...I have found that I must use 3 oz (~90 ml) of Xtol per roll, thus I have to use ~ 360 ml solution per roll. With a little over a 600 ml liquid limit, the max number of rolls I process at a time is 2 (and doing the numbers I am pushing my limits). I still find the cpe a great way to do film...I just find something to do in the darkroom for the ~ 30min processing time. If one wants to process more than two rolls use Xtol (1:2), or even Xtol (1:1). Not as successful for me, but still good results. Hope this helps Dave Stratton Fairbanks, AK - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html