Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 09:48 AM 5/6/02 -0700, you wrote: >I've read that the JOBO processors aren't good to use with traditional B&W >film >because they blow the highlights due to too much agitation. Is this the >case or >is this a bad rap? Almost certainly I'll be running in XTOL and shooting Tri-X >or the fast Delta films when I do B&W. I could use the C41 B&W, of course, but >my experience with them has been a lack of contrast and when I'm shooting B&W >it's all about contrast. > >Thanks! > >Adam Adam - You have to adjust the time and/or temperature to compensate for the constant agitation, but it is easy to do. I haven't had any problem with blown-out highlights. The Xtol does great in the Jobo. Tina Tina Manley, ASMP http://www.tinamanley.com images available from: http://www.pdiphotos.com http://www.mira.com http://www.agpix.com http://www.newscom.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html