Has anyone tried the taco method with 8X10? I don't see why it wouldn't work given an 8 roll tank doing 2 sheets at a time. Any thoughts or experiences?
Take care,
Jim
Has anyone tried the taco method with 8X10? I don't see why it wouldn't work given an 8 roll tank doing 2 sheets at a time. Any thoughts or experiences?
Take care,
Jim
Not a clue what the taco method is. Please explain.
Mark Woods
Large Format B&W
Cinematography Mentor at the American Film Institute
Past President of the Pasadena Society of Artists
Director of Photography
Pasadena, CA
www.markwoods.com
The sheets are folded over and held with cotton hair bands and placed in a standard 35mm tank:
(not my image, borrowed from a Flikr discussion)
Interesting ... any answer?
Interesting. I would think there are going to be clearing issues with the bands. The Patterson (I think) tank couldn't be worse. Amazing. Do you get good results?
Mark Woods
Large Format B&W
Cinematography Mentor at the American Film Institute
Past President of the Pasadena Society of Artists
Director of Photography
Pasadena, CA
www.markwoods.com
Yes, it works just fine. Continuous inversion agitation is the most random and provides the most even development.
It sounds like this method wouldn't be practical for 8x10 because you would need some giant amount of developer. It's not too bad in a 500mL roll film tank but if you scaled it up to 10 inches tall you are going to need a lot of developer.
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You can read this article:
http://www.largeformatphotography.in...=window+screen
It seems like a very good solution and inexpensive to boot.
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