yeknom02
27-Apr-2011, 10:49
Hi everyone,
I'm very close to developing my own 4x5 negatives, but I was looking for an ultra cheap way to do it. Lo and behold, a friend came to the rescue with a free Beseler color print drum. I'm told I can fill it with about 200 mL of chemicals and rotary-process the film by rolling the drum back and forth. Sounds like a method for me! No JOBO-brand materials required.
The only problem is that there is a long channel for a removable divider or rib which will keep two negatives separate along the inner circumference of the drum. (I imagine that you remove it if you develop 8x10, and insert it if stepping down to 4x5.) I do not have this removable rib, and I need to know whether anyone has found a suitable replacement... Heck, even a picture of the original insert would be appreciated, so that I can maybe go to Lowe's and find something that would kinda/sorta replace it.
I'm very close to developing my own 4x5 negatives, but I was looking for an ultra cheap way to do it. Lo and behold, a friend came to the rescue with a free Beseler color print drum. I'm told I can fill it with about 200 mL of chemicals and rotary-process the film by rolling the drum back and forth. Sounds like a method for me! No JOBO-brand materials required.
The only problem is that there is a long channel for a removable divider or rib which will keep two negatives separate along the inner circumference of the drum. (I imagine that you remove it if you develop 8x10, and insert it if stepping down to 4x5.) I do not have this removable rib, and I need to know whether anyone has found a suitable replacement... Heck, even a picture of the original insert would be appreciated, so that I can maybe go to Lowe's and find something that would kinda/sorta replace it.