Best Fast (high output) Film Development Method?

[Cor]

Keep in mind that to use Expert Drums you'll need the higher-end manual processors like CPA-2, CPP-2, CPP-3. The 3005 drum will provide you even, beautiful development for 5 sheets of 8x10 every time given no mistakes made. I, also, use tanks & hangers for semi-stand type development using Pyrocat-HD. I can handle 6 sheets at one time with the tanks.

I use a Simma roller in combination with a 3010 JOBO Expert Drum ( http://store.khbphotografix.com/Simm...ing-Drums.html )

Works very nice, no temperature control though, and filling and draining by hand..;-)..

good luck,

Cor

[Alan9940]

I use a Simma roller in combination with a 3010 JOBO Expert Drum ( http://store.khbphotografix.com/Simm...ing-Drums.html )

Works very nice, no temperature control though, and filling and draining by hand..;-)..

good luck,

Cor

Yes, I know Expert Drums can be run on various rollers, but the OP questioned if s/he should get a Jobo along with these drums. I just wanted to make sure that s/he knew you'd need a unit beyond the CPE2 to run Expert Drums.

[Tin Can]

I often load 4-4-UP, 4X5 hangers

So 16 at a time on Gas Burst

I have enough 4 up hangers to triple that to 48 by lifting racks in my bigger tanks

[willwilson]

Ok...bought a Jobo and expert drums. Thinking about converting my time and temps from unicolor drums to jobo 3005 3010. Any thoughts on ways to test dev times on my new setup? I've lost my old spark to excessively test thing like this and really want to just cut to the chase. I'm a realist though and understand there may be no shortcuts.

Here is what I used to do in unicolor drums on a unicolor auto roller base.

Delta 100 4x5 - Xtol at 72F
N+2, 1:1 dilution, 14m 15s
N+1, 1:1 dilution, 11m 45s
N, 1:1 dilution, 10m
N-1, 1:1 dilution, 8m 15s
N-2, 1:2 dilution, 11m
N-3, 1:2 dilution, 8m 15s

[Martin Aislabie]

For what it is worth, I went with a Jobo CPP and two Expert Drums.

I shoot 5x4 so I can get 20 sheets processed in a day, then allow the drums to dry out for a few hours and reload them for film developing the next morning.

If you want to process more sheets in a single day - buy more drums.

Processing film with a Jobo is very relaxing - so you could do a good few drums in a single day - it depends on how hard and how long you want to develop film each day.

Expert Drums produce lovely even development on your negatives.

The only thing you have to ensure is that the drum and lit are completely dry before you load the next batch of film.

If you go down this route - make sure your CPP has the lift arm - it makes things so much easier.

Good luck

Martin