Print Washer - VS

[Pawlowski6132]

I have a Zone VI print washwer and a Versalab print washer. Both 16x20. I've been using the 16x20 because it looks cooler. I also think that I can remove some of the dividers and bend a 20x24 print in there if I need to.

However, vanity aside, I'm wondering if the Versalab design washers more effectively.

What's your opinion?

thanx for looking,

Joe

[Doremus Scudder]

Versalab makes a 20x24 adapter for their 16x20 washer that bends the prints around in a "U"-shape precisely as you describe.

Both washers will give excellent results as long as the prints are not sticking to the dividers. Test your washing with residual silver and thiosulfite tests to be sure. That is the only reliable way to know if your washer is doing the job.

Best,

Doremus