Can anyone give me any advice on the meter you use or can recommend?

I use a DeVere 504 with an Ilford 500 Multigrade head and timer?

Thanks

Fintan

I havent had good luck with meters, they ended up being more work than just doing plain old test strips. Once you get your neg exp + dev calibrated, you should be able to guess a starting point for most of your negs anyway. Just my $0.02

Brian

RH Designs for me. Visit their website.

which model do you use Roy?

If your M/G Head comes with a seperate control unit, there should be a din socket on the back of the unit which takes a light probe. The probe when set up and calibrated gives a mininmum estimated exposure for "max black" - I've got one, but I can't say that it's of much use - I'd rather do a test.
None of the good printers I've met use exposure meters of any sort.

I've got a Colorstar 2000 that I'm hoping will assist me, but so far I haven't been able to locate a manual to explain how to work it properly! A couple of times it's 'analysed' a neg and given a good exposure to use.. other times I know it's off, so I'm back to test strips for the moment!

I've got a Colorstar 2000 that I'm hoping will assist me, but so far I haven't been able to locate a manual to explain how to work it properly! A couple of times it's 'analysed' a neg and given a good exposure to use.. other times I know it's off, so I'm back to test strips for the moment!

Check out JOBO's web site. I think (last time I looked) they have manuals on-line in .pdf format.

I use the ColorStar 3000. I find it indispensable for color work, and *very* useful for black and white. Indispensable, but exactly like any exposure meter, it is not a perfect, automatic system - it requires thought and a little human intelligence.

It does allow tracking of results, and feedback into cause-and-effect. Without it, I'd be bouncing around all over the place.

I use an Ilford EM-10 with the curve one can find here:

http://fox.vis.pl/filmy/ilford/em10graph.pdf

Jorge O

which model do you use Roy?

The StopClock Pro. That is the two channel model but without the probe and automatic test strip maker. I still have the timing mechanism for making test strips but no probe etc.

I have never had one so I don't know what I have missed. If I was a color printer I am sure I would want one. Back in early 70's when I last printed color I did not have one but things may have changed since then.

lee\c

Ed, thanks for the hint, but they seem to have current models only. Nice site BTW... lots of interesting stuff/info. I have a few feelers out at the moment, but if they don't eventuate I'll try e-mailing Jobo, maybe they'll have one offline

Nige,

Try : www.xs4all.nl~colors I think this is the manufacturer's website.

Good luck

Hans

Hans, link no workie... It's made by "Lici" but their website only mentions current models too. An email to them has drawn a blank (no response)

I'm only wanting to use this for B&W so if anyone has used one before and can remember anything, some hints would be great :)

Nige,
I have the first Lici Colorstar model. If it is any help I could send you a photocopy of the manual.

Let me know

Hans

Hans, which model? From my reading, each model has had different buttons/modes/features. If it's a Colorstar 2000, then yes!

Nige,
It's plainly named Lici Colorstar, the predecessor to the machine you have got. I mainly used it for B&W. If you have any questions I'm quite willing to help you. But..it's not the 2000 model, I'm afraid although I don't think there's that much difference.

Hans

Well Hans, it's worth a try! PM coming to you soon!

I use the Jobo Comparator. Works great once you have it calibrated to your enlarger, paper, and contrast filter combinations. More expensive than the EM-10 though, but well worth the money.