Thanks for the replies all, very helpful.
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Thanks for the replies all, very helpful.
Thanks for the info, do you know what these things are called? It should help with the search. I looked for vacuum frames with no results. I also looked for ‘uv exposure unit’ but these don’t seem to...
Thanks for the replies, I looked at vacuum frames and they do seem like the way forward for my purposes, just need to find one now. I’m based in the Uk, are the Nuarc ones harder to find here? I had...
Hi All,
I want to do some Van Dyke printing on large scale prints (roughly 16” x 20”).
I wondered if anyone had any experience of making these, is it possible to make one from an old large...
Thanks for the information, very helpful!
The tubes I’m using are all labelled and have the recognisable Jobo font.
Do you have any experience with the volumes of chemistry for processing prints?
Thanks for the info, really helpful.
I looked in the tube for the chemistry information. One tube says it requires 100ml of chemistry for 2 10x8 prints, the other, which looks exactly the same...
Hi all,
I have some Jobo equipment that I’d like to use for colour printing of 10 x 8 prints, on my CPP 2 machine.
I got a bunch of tubes in a job lot when I was buying it for processing film....
Great thanks!
Thanks for the info. So would I double the development time if I half the developer strength?
Thanks!
Thanks for the info, I hadn’t actually heard of this as a process and it might be a good tactic, can I ask how I would ensure even development on the paper with a sponge?
Thanks.
Thanks for your informative response, that’s really helpful as I was intending to use some Ilford fb classic as a test, as I have some already. I’ll try this and rc too, I may we’ll go down the...
Thanks for the replies all!
Thanks for your response. Good to hear that pre washing the prints is possible, I suspect it will be required with the fb paper as it’s more absorbent than rc.
I always use several water baths...
Hi all,
Bit of a left field question I think but bear with me. Im going to be doing some photograms with black and white rc and fb paper.
I’m putting various liquids in contact with the paper...
Amazing, thanks!
Great thanks, do you know how long the undiluted solution would last when opened, if stored in a bottle with the air taken out?
Thanks for the info. So would I need to make up the chemicals in small batches as I go or do you have to make up the total kit and store it mixed?
Thanks.
Thanks for the info, very helpful.
I’m planning on doing some E6 processing soon, I am new to doing this process at home. I’ll be developing about 30 sheets of 5x4. I can see two products available here in the uk. One is the Colortec...
Yes it’s a great suggestion and something I will definitely do if I can’t manage to fix the issue with my Jobo as it is, it would be nice to be able to fix it though, could be a long shot, the unit...
Thanks for the tip, I’m based in the U.K. but hopefully I could get some advice from him at least.
Just to update, I changed the fuse and put contact spray on the connectors. The thermal cutoff switch was moving freely so I left it alone. After putting it back together it is very slowly getting up...
Thanks for the information, just so I’m clear, should I remove the thermal switch from the machine before running it under a hot tap? Or does it only function if the machine is powered up? I’m hoping...
Thanks for the replies, I’ll try the first suggestion and if that doesn’t work go for the second, great tips!
Thanks.
Hi,
I have had the above machine for about years without any issues. Recently it’s stopped being so unreliable, the thermal overload switch had popped out but that was reset without issues (I...
I didn’t say it wasn’t the right answer, I said it was unhelpful. It assumed the answer was obvious, the very fact I asked the question illustrated it wasn’t obvious to me, so the answer was dumb, as...
Thanks for providing probably the most unhelpful reply I’ve received it several years of using this forum!
Let’s hope someone with some useful and informative feedback replies...
Hi all,
Quick question, I’m using a 35mm dslr and iPad to do lighting tests before using my large format cameras.
Obviously the frame proportion is different on the 35mm dslr so I wanted to...
Thanks for the feedback. It’s definitely residue, not staining, could be from the developer tray I guess, I was putting the prints in face down so in the future I’ll do face up.
I’ll try the...
Hi all,
I have a couple of prints with some small annoying marks, not sure where from but I’d like them gone if possible without having to rewash.
Would a Naptha type solution work, such as...
I’m looking to split tone with as much neutrality in the highlights as possible as I don’t appreciate the sepia look. So soms kind of bleach for the highlights and selenium for the shadows. Minimal...
Thanks for the reply, I have some potassium ferricyanide, could I use that to lift the highlights, fix, then selenium tone?
One more quick question! If I wanted to experiment with whitening the highlights a bit , I understand that I could split tone with a bleach. I don’t really want to give the highlights a brown/sepia...
Great, thanks for clarifying.
Thanks for the tip, correct me if I’m wrong as I’ve never done this before but wouldn’t it be necessary to check the print being toned again a wet print or dry the selenium toned print to compare...
Thanks for all the replies, the video on YouTube was very helpful. Also, I imagine that I’ll need to make a judgment call based on the dry prints after being toned, can a selenium toner print be put...
I haven’t used selenium toner before, I’ve done some research into ratios and times etc. I know that a bit of testing is required but as I know the paper I’ll be toning (Ilford Warmtone FB), I wanted...
Hi, thanks for the info, do you wrap the foil over the bulb or need to create distance? Thanks
I’m going to be doing some black and white contact printing, using a low wattage bare bulb, with an inline dimmer switch and with a reflector to control the light’s direction. I’ve made a mask with a...