[LargeFormat] Developing tanks etc for 5X4

Jim Hemenway jim at hemenway.com
Mon Feb 21 16:48:01 EST 2005


I've tried the Beseler print drum and motor with 11x14 Fujichrome E-6. 
The results were not good as it's difficult to maintain temperature 
control except on a hot summer night.

It might work better with more forgiving black and white film.

Jim

John Bagnall wrote:

> Another means of developing 5x4, 5x7 and 10x8 film is to use a Paterson
> Orbital processor which is meant for developing colour prints but works
> perfectly well and extremely economically for film. I believe Roger
> Hicks has written on this. I have been using one for some time.
> 
> 
> 
> 
>>The real reason for the question is that I'm working on a chapter of
> 
> my 
> 
>>book and wanted to give a review of what's out there to process 4x5
> 
> film 
> 
>>in.  In the article, I've run through trays, Yankee Agitanks, FR
> 
> tanks, 
> 
>>HP Ccombi tanks, Nikkor Reels, Kodak tanks and hangers, and am
> 
> working 
> 
>>up to the hobbist model Jobos.
> 
> 
> John Bagnall
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