DOES JOBO STILL MAKE STUFF?

[AgX]

You should be able to tinker with whatever cheap foot- or handpumb you have access to and see it the result would be better for you.

 

[miha]

Thanks Sal,
But the price is insane. $600-700 for it? That's beyond crazy.
That's par with what I've seen on Ebay.

J

Insane maybe but there is no alternative if one wants to uniformly develop 10 sheets at the same time, in daylight. I was very reluctant but decided to bit the bullet and purchase a brand new drum in 2018. I dont have a processor, insted I'm using manual rollers with great satisfaction.

 

[dkonigs]

I'd also say that the Expert Drum is probably the most chemistry-efficient daylight tank option that exists for 4x5, especially when you haven't shot enough to completely fill it up. That alone is a huge advantage of the system to me, despite the large up-front cost. It means I'm far less hesitant to immediately process the film from a morning outing.