The Good, the Not So Good, and the Ugly
I'm not giving up quite yet on this tank and reel, but the negatives show a problem. This problem may be heightened by the use of Pyrocat-MC in glycol, but it's a problem.
The good: The development went without a hitch, easy fill and empty, no leaking, no shifting of film.
The not so good: I really like use of the reel, loading, solid enough, and fits nicely onto the spindle and into the tank. The tank itself works as advertised, but the top doesn't fit snugly on the tank. It doesn't leak, but you have to double check to make sure it's on straight and then handle gingerly to make sure you don't accidentally loosen it. Not like the JOBO tank, when the top is on it's ON. That said, it did stay on for me fine through the entire process and I'm guessing it would pretty much every time if vigilant.
The ugly: Hanging up the negatives look lovely. Scanning, the negatives look lovely..........except..... for the two streaks of underdevelopment across the 5" dimension of the negative corresponding to where the two supports are spaced slightly apart halfway across the long side of the negative. So for example (and I'll post examples later), in a portrait mode image, the underdevelopment streaks would be horizontal across the middle of the portrait near the center.
I may try another film/developer combination to see if this effect persists. Other than that, open to suggestions. This was promising, but maybe not the holy grail for rotary 5x7 processing....
By the way, 700ml developer, continuous rotary agitation for 11 minutes; Pyrocat-MC 1:2:100 at 72F
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