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A friend of mine has one that he bought second hand but we can't figure out which model he has.

How can you tell a Zone VI Type II enlarger form a type I? A friend of mine has one and hasn't been able to determine which model he has.

According to my Jobo Manual, which has a publication date of 07/1997, the speed setting of 4 runs at 50 rpm. I will try slowing it down a bit and lengthening my developing time. Six minutes is a...

Here is a general reply to the entire thread that I hope will address everything:

1. Yes! The 3006 drum instructions DO say that 5x7 film should be pushed to the bottom of the cylinder, while 4x5...

When this damage occurs, the film seems to have twisted around in the cylinder and overlapped itself. The result is an undeveloped or under-developed area in one corner (see attachment). The...

Thanks everyone!

As far as I know I am loading the 5x7 sheets in the 3006 drum according to the instructions: Emulsion in, pushed down so they are just flush with or a little below the opening, 7" dimension parallel...

Thanks for the valuable input, everyone! Currently I'm not seeing any Type 2 models on ebay or anywhere else. I am seeing a few Durst 138s, though, so I will probably gravitate in that direction.

For years I used the 3006 drum for 5x7, but I was losing about 15% of my film when the corner of a sheet would overlap itself during development. Jobo actually sold this drum as a 5x7 drum! Later...

I have heard about this drum but have never seen one (I currently use the 6-cylinder drums). Does the 10-sheet drum have 10 cylinders? Or does it load 2 sheets in each of 5 cylinders? If the latter,...

I am looking for an enlarger to print my extensive library of 5x7 B&W negatives. Does the Zone VI enlarger work well for 5x7? I have always wondered if they built it for 5x7 just so that the...

All of us who produce museum quality photographic prints need a way to maintain our wide format printers when we are away on shooting trips. When these printers sit idle, their print heads dry up and...

How is the 3005 drum different for the 3006? I've never heard of that drum.

Has anyone who is processing 5x7 film in a Jobo experienced the following issue?

A sheet of film will overlap itself during processing, causing a large minus-density blemish in one corner (see the...

I am shopping for a used 300 f/5.6 lens for 5x7. I lean toward Rodenstock since my other five lenses are all that make. But I am open to a good deal on a Schneider. I have come across several...

I am going to start shooting FP-4 Plus in 5x7 sheets, due to the cost and lack of availability of T-MAX. I normally process my T-MAX 5x7 in a Jobo, using X-Tol developer diluted 1:2 at 24 degrees...

Thanks, Bill. Those look like good times. I can extrapolate for my Xtol developer and higher temp, etc.

Anyone have times for Tri-X in a Jobo? How about Delta 100?

Here is the N-3 photo I promised to post. The meter called for N-3. The film was exposed for the shadows and developed N-1. Finally the negative was drum-scanned for N-3 contrast. There is no...

Yes, diluting 1:3 is a good way to achieve N- contrast. For example my normal development for TMY 5x7 is 6 minutes at 24 degrees C in Xtol 1:1. My N-1 is the same except with the dilution at 1:2
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Thanks everyone. All of these ideas seem to have merit. I think that if I decide to actually do it, I'll get the infrared goggles recommended by Ken Lee, who moderates this forum.

I last tested FP-4 in the early 90s. I wanted to try out the 5x7 format, so drove to Seattle from B.C. and rented a camera from Glazers. I picked up some 5x7 FP-4 because it was what they had in...

That is a very handy chart, but they need to add a third parameter in which you would select "small tank," "large tank," "tray," or "rotary drum."

I just looked up my film-developer combo of the...

Since you are now scanning and printing digitally, you only really need to find development times for Normal and N-1 contrast. I also shoot sheet film and print digitally, after many years of using...

I am looking for starting times to use for my own processing tests with Jobo Expert drums. I have been processing everything in X-Tol for years and love it, but I can easily extrapolate from D-76 or...

Can anyone with experience share their methods? Having never done it before, my first idea would be to use my Beseler Rotatrim, as follows:

1) tape a piece of mat board in place as a stop for the...

FINAL UPDATE

I have not heard back from most of the people who originally sent me emails committing to one or more boxes of TMY 5x7. Those few who have replied either dropped out or asked for a...

Just for the heck of it, I sent an email to Kodak expressing my professional disappointment that they have chosen to offer Tri-X instead of T-Max 400 in 5x7 and giving them reasons why I think they...

UPDATE:

I have now heard from two dealers. Kodak's minimum order for a special run has gone up since the last time I did this: 125 boxes of 50 sheets (compared with 30 boxes of 100 sheets last...

UPDATE:

Rod Klukas at Photo Mark is still waiting for details from Kodak, but he has learned that there is a substantially better price break if we can get our order total up to 6,000 sheets (we...

UPDATE:

I am still waiting to hear back from the dealers. One of them emailed me, anticipating having an answer in a few days.

Many thanks to everyone for your support, participation, and...

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Stockholm has some amazing cemeteries, especially the big, sprawling one to the north of the city. It can be reached by Tunnelbanna (subway). The gravestones and monuments are both surreal and...

GREAT NEWS!

We now have more than the minimum! Besides my own commitment, we have about 3,000 sheets spoken for. Since I am going to get 1,000 sheets myself, that puts us over the top with a...

I have queried two dealers and am waiting to hear back from them.

Progress Report (good news):

By my count we already have approximately 2,300 sheets spoken for. This is not exact, because some people have said "I'll take 200-400 sheets" or "I'm in for a few...

Re: questions about the price, past and present:

I know this is going to hurt, but we paid 80 cents per sheet for the last special order ($80 per 100-sheet box). That was 2002.

When I started...

Thanks, everyone. From the comments above and from a conversation with Rod Klukas at Photo Mark, I have concluded that I have a great system for film, but that digital would require almost an...

Here is a quick update to clarify the details of the special order for 5x7 film that I am planning to place with Kodak:

Kodak has a minimum quantity of 3,000 sheets or 30 boxes of 100 sheets each...

I used to use Kodak Red Opaque, a heavy pigment with a poster paint consistency that came in a tiny jar. I learned the technique from Jim Hill, who was printing assistant to Wynn Bullock. Using the...

I have two boxes of 5x7 T-MAX 400 film that were part of a special order placed in 2002. The expiration date on the boxes was 2005. These boxes are unopened and have been stored in a freezer ever...