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 5/6/2002 -0700, Adam Bridge 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 Not true. It is simply time and temp. You can let a tank full of film and developer simply stand for a few hours, invert it every minute or two for 12 to 20 minutes, or run it in a JOBO for 6 to 12 minutes. I run my B&W in my JOBO and have never had better negatives. Acros and Tri-X in Xtol 1:1 in the JOBO is killer. Tina did the same when she used film. :) A JOBO is one of the greatest film/paper processing devices ever made. Jim - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html