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Kona
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Reged: 10/22/08
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Re: E200 - E6 Home Processing
07/03/09 12:13 AM
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Igor,
Jobo equipment will be a little difficult to find...they discontinued the processors two years ago if I remember right. The Jobo tanks and reels can still be found new yet they're a bit expensive.
Stainless tanks and reels are nice. I use some stainless steel reels for medium format 120 film as processing quality is excellent with them -- but stainless steel reels can be a little finicky. The reels load from the center to the outside edge, and sometimes you get a roll of film that just won't load and wants to try your patience. The biggest pitfall by far is if a stainless reel is dropped -- if the reel is bent the slightest bit it's toast as the film will never load correctly again.
To begin with I'd suggest a plastic tank and reel like the Paterson Super System 4 tanks. I've literally developed hundreds of rolls of black and white film in mine (they're fine for color too). Plastic reels are a bit easier to load -- film is started on the outside edge of the reel, then the reel grabs the film and pulls it into the center of the reel. The Paterson tanks also fill and drain quickly, and do a fantastic job for washing film.
If you go for a plastic tank, buy a tank and reel new. They're not very expensive -- $25 for the Paterson 'Universal' that holds two 35mm reels. Don't get a used tank as you don't know what's been in it and some of the older tanks with the screw-on lid and edge gaskets leak.
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