Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 1/4/02 11:45 AM, Dave Stratton at stratton@gci.net wrote: > 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. Thanks for the heads up on the limits of the CPE-2. So tell me why they list the capacity @ 5 rolls of 35mm when that is not possible??? Truly misleading until you read the fine print... - -- John Chicago, IL http://SlideOne.com ==================== - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html