[LargeFormat] Drum Processing 5x7 film
Clive Warren
largeformat@f32.net
Mon May 27 20:35:01 2002
At 10:23 pm +0000 22/5/02, Pete Caluori wrote:
>From: Clive Warren
>Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 22:40:14 +0100
>
>Does anyone use their Jobo to drum process 5x7 film? I have a CPE2
>(without lift) and was wondering about using drums to process the
>growing number of 5x7s sitting here.
>
>Cheers,
> Clive
>
>Greetings Clive,
>
>I process 5x7's in a JOBO, but I use the 3005(?) tank, which I don't
>think will work with the CPE processor. The 3005, if I remember the
>number correctly, is designed to hold 5 sheets of 8x10 each in their
>own tube. I use the same drum to process 5 sheets of 5x7. I've
>processed about 40 sheets this way without problems. That's not a
>lot of film, but I still don't have a 5x7. I'm just helping out a
>friend.
Thanks for that Pete. You're right - the tank doesn't fit my
processor. I may adapt a print drum with some ribs to hold the film
in place. On the other hand it could be a good excuse to upgrade my
Jobo :-)
Cheers,
Clive