Sorry, I must have missed typed that all, what I mean is that the edges on the new rotary processed film were very soft, where the edges on my older hand inversion developed film were very sharp
I don't understand what you mean by, " the edges were very soft as it was too hard and sharp". How can something be too soft because it's too sharp?
Thank you...
*facepalm*
Roger- I don't think he has a darkroom. Doesn't he load in a changing bag? Trays won't work for him.
We could buy him some towels to stuff under a bathroom door to black it out...
The JOBO 3010 Expert Drum would have been better that the 2509.
What happens when I try and mix powders... This is why I don't like them...
Xtol, and other powders, are pretty easy to mix. A one liter kitchen measuring cup or a 2 liter plastic drink container makes life easier, and you can use plastic or stainless steel mixing utensils. (Devote them to darkroom use only.) The problem with powders is that you have to process enough film to use them up before they expire. That problem also exists with liquid concentrates, but it is easier to manage with them.
Guys, I'm moving to a more CONSISTENT workflow... Slowly... My first step is to go rotary, my next step is to get a CPP2 processor... I'm progressing... And looking to the future, sure right now hand processing works but that's not sustainable at my current path.
The 2509n is a stepping stone to the 3010 and 3005 when I move to 8x10
Stone,
If you want sharp edges try stand development in trays. My observations are that you want a magic bullet where none exists. Slow down and learn. Processing film has so many variables. Change one at a time. Then you will know what effect one thing has on the others.
The only really magic bullets have glycerin in them. ;< )
Now I know why your threads drag on... You morph the thread...
You never mentioned CONSISTENCY as the reason for the switch. In fact, you claimed to get good results prior to the switch (and no one would consider inconsistency "good results").
I don't know why you think hand processing is unsustainable. I'd venture to guess that the vast majority of b/w negatives are hand processed, including 8x10 and larger.
As for your path, it seems to be a figure 8...
JOBO... 3005... Not hand, no darkroom, no tray... No Paterson, no MOD108 (yet) so I have to move to rotary to progress.
Progress not perfection...
Progress should be measured by improved quality, not by moving up in formats.
why should anyone who chimes in read the whole thread?
the whole thing is disjointed and makes no sense other than you are looking for a developer that can process your film in a rp.
you have waffled, gone back and forth about chemistry you will or wont use, have changed your criteria and your own personal definition of sharpness more than once ...
at this point it is people struggling to suggest developers for you to try in your rotary processor ... kind of a disguised " what developer should i try next" thread
but not really since you have reasons for not trying nearly every developer suggested. .. as if you had your mind made up before you even started the thread. lol
its kind of funny but i havent figured out if it is funny haha or not. lol
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