Don't you guys call them dishes?Originally Posted by davemiller
It can be a nuisance; we have to have special trays made so that the film doesn't hang over the sides.
Don't you guys call them dishes?It can be a nuisance; we have to have special trays made so that the film doesn't hang over the sides.
Why not get a rotarty drum such as a Jobo, Unicolor, Beseler, or BTZS tubs for developing your film. The only time you will need to be in the dark is to load the drum. Everything else is done in room light. There is an article on using a Unicolor drum on the LF homepage. These can be purchased quite cheaply on the auction sites. Worth taking a look at.
I hope to own a JOBO tank some day but I just do not have the money at the moment. So while I'm saving my pennies, I'll be tray processing!
there's an artical somewhere on the web, about making development tubes from waste water pipe , the stuff plumbers use for sink and bath outflows its ideal for 5x4 google should throw it up, then you can develop in the light
bob
I was trying to talk American.Don't you guys call them dishes?
... but yet another obstacle lies before me. Loading film into the holders! The film I did the tests on were pre-loaded, so that could have been yet another variable. It seems that I may have bitten off more than I can chew
Jason
Use the negatives you did'nt like from your first exposure/development excersise to practice loading in daylight, then move on to practicing in the dark and you'll soon have it pegged, it really is not the hardest part.
//J
I actually sacrificed a few sheets to practice in the daylight, but I found it strangely easier to load in the dark. I even closed my eyes while practicing but even then I was having a hard time. But while in the dark, things just seemed... easier. Strange!
But I loaded up 11 holders and I'm itching to put them through their paces!
Thanks for the help and suggestions folks!
Jason
It helps if you're drunk.I was trying to talk American.
"...separated by a common language." etc. (George Bernard Shaw.)
Mike
Politically, aerodynamically, and fashionably incorrect.
Actually for 4x5 film I use 1 1/2 qt pyrex glass bread pans. The beauty of this is that the sheets of film won't quite settle on the bottom and you can easily get your fingers underneath to shuffle the film. %00ml of soln. is plenty!. They clean up easy and so far don't stain. One pan for pre-soak, one for deveoper,acid and fix. At the end I use the presoak pan(cleaned/rinsed) as the wash pan! This info is from Andy Eads, a member on this list. Works fantastic! alan
You mean " 5))" ml.
C
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