[LargeFormat] Jobo 3000 Series Expert Drums
Clive Warren
largeformat@f32.net
Mon Jan 6 08:41:46 2003
At 20:59 05/01/2003 -0700, Tim Atherton wrote:
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> > You'll probably get the best out of the drums if you use them on a
> > Jobo processor (CPA2 or CPP2) with a lift.
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>Ahh - but the Unicolor is only $15.00...
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Tim,
If you get the results that you are happy with then all is fine and it
certainly saves you money. In terms of cost, a used CPA2 is not that
expensive if you consider that you can also process chromes and have all of
the chemicals at the same temperature throughout the development
cycle. The temperature control is probably also rather useful for
consistency with B&W work. That Expert tank must cool down the chemicals
over a typical 7 to 9 minutes dev. - am assuming here that the Unicolor
does not have a water bath for the drum......
Although the Unicolor is cheap - what are the costs of returning to a
particular location to retake a shot or wait for that wonderful stunning
light that led you into opening the shutter in the first place?
Anyway, if it works for you and your film processing techniques then that
is all that matters.
Cheers,
Clive