Alternative to expensive Jobo tanks on a roller base

**Light Guru** · 8-Jul-2012, 20:49

Where are you finding them for $30 the mod54 website lists them at £49.50 thats like $76. When I bought mine a year ago it was £35.25

**photobymike** · 9-Jul-2012, 06:57

Originally Posted by Light Guru

Where are you finding them for $30 the mod54 website lists them at £49.50 thats like $76. When I bought mine a year ago it was £35.25

The tank is 30 from BH photo... the MOD54 is 3 or 4 times the price of the tank.....

**Light Guru** · 9-Jul-2012, 07:53

Originally Posted by photobymike

The tank is 30 from BH photo... the MOD54 is 3 or 4 times the price of the tank.....

ah i thought you were referring to the mod54.

i like the mod holder but i may just end up using the unidrum that came with my roller base

**Kodachrome25** · 9-Jul-2012, 09:36

Darn Mike, I am sorry that happened, I think this is why he revamped the insert, there were structural issues on some. I think the one I sold you was my spare, I bought two for workshop environments. I have actually sold them both now since I run almost 100% Jobo on a CPP2, having someone give you a perfectly working processor for free takes a bit of the sting out of how spendy the drums can be.

But I still want a Mod54 for travel and workshops so I will likely get a couple of the new ones from Morgan soon, I think they are a great option for souping 4x5.

**photobymike** · 9-Jul-2012, 09:53

Morgan is now a member of the LF group ... I explained to him in another thread that i had to glue it together. He said he would send me a NEW MK23. Cant wait ... I am also working on tapering the inside of my "collar" idea so it fits the tanks better. Still in the testing mode, but i sold all of my jobo stuff because of promising tests. I am also working on a "collar" that is a water jacket for Paterson tanks... Combination chemical tempering tray with a "Collar Water Jacket" for Paterson .... i may look into patenting this idea. The jobo stuff is just way out of being cost effective for me or anybody. Jobo stuff cost went artificially high in value. There may be a better way....

**Kodachrome25** · 10-Jul-2012, 10:46

Originally Posted by photobymike

The jobo stuff is just way out of being cost effective for me or anybody. Jobo stuff cost went artificially high in value.

I understand your enthusiasm, but are you sure about the "Anybody" part....?...

There are varying economies of scale here and given what I can get done with my Jobo, in hindsight, I would have paid double for the two x 2553 drums w/ 5 reels each and one 3010 drum I got for a great deal....read, I got a Jobo CPP2 late model for *free* back in 2008, all I had to do is spend $450 total on those three drums in new condition, a pretty wise investment to ensure quality processing for the $15,000+ worth of film I have in the freezer..:-)

But for souping 4x5 on the road, the Mod+Paterson system can not be beat...