5x12 - Daylight developing on a budget?

[Jeff Bannow]

Calling all 5x12 shooters, all 5 of you. I am looking for developing options - my darkroom isn't dark enough (nor really a room honestly) for me to be comfortable tray processing.

I understand my options are:
Trays
Jobo 3004 - very hard to find
Jobo 3005 - sticks out the end but works
BTZS tubes - 8x10 size maybe?
Send it out for processing.

I am currently processing all of my films in stainless steel tanks. I've used a Jobo before but don't own one.

Am I missing anything? I am looking for a cheap option for daylight processing - right now it looks like BTZS tubes, but am looking for any suggestions.

 

[Paul Howell]

an 11X14 paper drum with a motor base.

 

[Nick Zentena]

Jobo 2840 print drum. Use the 5x7 paper spots.

Check the threads on 5x7 film processing. IIRC Ole has a few posts explaining this.

 

[Jeff Bannow]

The Jobo 2840 sounds ideal, and it looks like I can use it with a uniroller base. I would assume it will hold 2 sheets of 5x12?

 

[colrehogan]

I use the Jobo 3004/3005 option on a unicolor motor base.

 

[Jeff Bannow]

Okay - I have acquired a Jobo CPP-2 and a 2840 drum. However, I don't see any clips or anything to separate the film in the drum. What's the trick here?

 

[TheFlyingCamera]

I'll put in another vote for the 3005 drum- even though the negs stick out at the end a tad, it has no negative (pardon the pun) impact on the processing of the film. I get full, even development of the entire piece of film. If I were to use the 2840, I think I'd do one sheet at a time, to make sure one didn't slide around during processing and overlap the other.

 

[photomc]

I would think you could also use one of the Beseler 11x14 drums, 2 sheets at a tmie. It's what I use for 2 7x11 sheets of film. They show up here and on the bay for a decent price.

NOTE: if using one of the Pryo developers you COULD end up with some 'banding' - bromide drag, area where the stain builds up a bit to much. some have issues with it others do not, never know when it will show up.

 

[TheFlyingCamera]

I've had no issues with banding or bromide drag since using Pyrocat HD. I know there are several other Pyro formulas out there that were designed for rotary processing - Rollo Pyro, the other flavors of Pyrocat (MC, etc), and possibly 510 Pyro. I know that the original formulation of PMK Pyro and ABC Pyro had banding/bromide drag/unevenness - PMK has been reformulated recently so I cannot say if it works any better in rotary processors or not.