Stpephen Willlard
27-Apr-2000, 18:05
I am investigating easier and faster ways of doing RA4 color printing. Currently , I am using the JOBO CPP-2 tube processor and find it to be too much work. It would be nice to purchase a fully automatic paper processor such as a Fujimoto c p51 or the JOBO ATL 2500, but I am not willing to spend that much at this time. I am looking at purchasing a Jobo Nova system for processing up to 16x20 print s, and then doing the 20x24 prints on my CPP-2 using the 3063 tube. I sell abou t three times as many 16x20s as I do 20x24s. Has anybody had any experience wit h the Novas? Here are some of my concerns:
1. The temperature at the top of the vertical slots will be different then at th e bottom. This will result in uneven development of the paper.
2. My darkroom actually resides in an outside closet that is heated by a space h eater so ambient temperatures will vary widely.
3. With the JOBO tube processor I use fresh chemistry with each shoot. This has resulted in repeatable predictable printing. How do you manage replenishing wit h a slot processor? Is processing repeatable?
I am also open to any other possibilities except for labs because I can never ge t the quality I need.
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1. The temperature at the top of the vertical slots will be different then at th e bottom. This will result in uneven development of the paper.
2. My darkroom actually resides in an outside closet that is heated by a space h eater so ambient temperatures will vary widely.
3. With the JOBO tube processor I use fresh chemistry with each shoot. This has resulted in repeatable predictable printing. How do you manage replenishing wit h a slot processor? Is processing repeatable?
I am also open to any other possibilities except for labs because I can never ge t the quality I need.
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