I can find only a few reviews, on this forum and elsewhere, of firsthand experience developing with the CatLABS CL81 in Jobo 2500-series tanks. Moreover, most of those accounts are of the, "I just received this and developed my first three sheets" variety.
I'm hoping the CL81 serves as a step up from single sheet BTZS processing, but a step below the Jobo 3005 expert drum. If you were an early adopter: are you still developing with this and loving it? What advice would you give for successful processing? If you have tried the CL81 but given it up for something else, where did it fall short of your expectations?
I am seriously considering buying one, but before dropping the cash, I want to understand if the negatives in the early reviews are endemic, manageable with practice, or limited to only a few instances. By negatives I mean accounts of scratches on the long sides of the film, difficulty loading, and uneven development.
Thank you for your experiences.
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