i have had a darkroom for a while and have done print and film processing in 120 and 35mm. i have done prints to 16-20. i wonder if my friends out there would recommend the jobo processors for film and smaller prints. i am especially curious about e-6 and b/w film. are the results noticabaly better? i want to get the best neg or slide possible. also, has anyone used them for the cibachrome process. thanks, gil

-- gil garcia (gil-garcia@worldnet.att.net), July 18, 1999

Answers

Gil, I have not had my JOBO very long, but I can tell you that this past week I processed 30 rolls of Agfapan 25 from a recent trip. The film was processed in PMK using the JOBO. Every roll was consistent in every way. I am so pleased with rotary processing that I can not see processing by hand again.

Prints are much more consistent than ever before as well. The results are definitely worth the expense. BTW, you can find many good used JOBO processors on Ebay or one of the other aution boards. I think I paid $900 for my CPP with 6 drums/tanks reels, graduates, bottles, etc.

I installed a chiller and processing temperature worries are a thing of the past.

Enjoy.

-- Mike Kravit (mkravit@mindspring.com), July 18, 1999.