Jobo Expert Sheet Film Drum for 5-8x10 or 5x7 Film

Comments about Jobo Expert Sheet Film Drum for 5-8x10 or 5x7 Film:

Just did 5 sheets of 8x10 B+W with a roller, perfect development. This tank is large, but works in a medium daylight changing tent. Worth the $$$

Comments about Jobo Expert Sheet Film Drum for 5-8x10 or 5x7 Film:

I use this product in my large format class, I couldn't see using trays after this thing because of it's ease of use. You just roll it on a surface back and forth, for continuous rotation agitation. I had no idea this costs [$]! I think that's a steep price for a plastic container but it does work very well and every time. Make sure you are rotating the drum while filling it with water for the first time so you don't get streaks!Also you'll never get the lid off without the pump due to the strong vacuum hold of the lid.

Comments about Jobo Expert Sheet Film Drum for 5-8x10 or 5x7 Film:

I put 10x8 B&W Rollei R3 through this drum with ID11 . Prewarm the drum in a tank and all solutions are kept in a temperature controlled water bath. I use it on a uniroller powered roller and it works well on that. Filling the drum and emptying are easy. Filling I use a graduated cylinder and funnel to avoid spill. It saves developer especially if you put 5 films through it and use 1000ml of 1:1 ID11 each time. I would like a Processor machine and lifter for the compactness of operation but with the big darkroom sink I have enoguh space for using it. I regard the pump as a worthwhile piece of gear to get the lid off.
The drum is preferable to tray development and avoids extra handling of film. Film is easy to load into the drum.