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May I suggest Jobo (CPE2 or CPP2, for example) for negs and a splitgrade controller (like the Heiland) for printing?
The Jobo will take over temp monitoring and agitation of your negs in development (no more standing and holding the tank, just get up to change the chemistry). The splitgrade system will eliminate the time it takes to run multiple test strips in the printing phase.
These are productivity-enhancing tools in which I am investing for my own new darkroom.
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 Originally Posted by swhiser
May I suggest Jobo (CPE2 or CPP2, for example) for negs and a splitgrade controller (like the Heiland) for printing?
The Jobo will take over temp monitoring and agitation of your negs in development (no more standing and holding the tank, just get up to change the chemistry). The splitgrade system will eliminate the time it takes to run multiple test strips in the printing phase.
These are productivity-enhancing tools in which I am investing for my own new darkroom.
The Heiland looks interesting, I have a V35 enlarger which would be compatible. I am also more likely to find a jobo locally, are they heavy units (for shipping)?
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My most important "standing relief device" is a cheap wood stool.
It's perfect workbench height and weighs no more than a few pounds. I can drag it with my foot when needed.
I learned to get rid of the deathtrap with wheels in the dark, but YMMV.
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+1 on the stool. I don't use one at the enlarger, but I often use it when processing film, and processing lith prints. You could certainly operate a Jobo from a stool.
For print processing you could use the Jobo as well, but it's nice to be able to track the progress and pull the print from the developer at a point you choose rather than strictly by time. A Nova would let you process the print by inspection, and if you set it up at a good working height you could use it from a stool. Roger Hick's site shows a Nova set into his work counter, which is something I plan to do with mine. Of course neither the Jobo nor Nova are automated, but if standing is the main issue, you could work with them.
Jobos aren't terribly heavy, but they are bulky, so shipping is still expensive.
From the description, it looks like a Darkroom Automations or RH Designs F-stop timer and analyzer will give you near the same capabiity at much lower cost, though they wouldn't automate the filtering.
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+2 on the stool. I have my darkroom set up as a long aisle with wet on one side and dry on the other. By making the aisle narrow, I can just swivel on my stool from enlarging to developing. The other thing I did was to put the sink and the enlarger up high enough to be comfortable to use standing or on the tall stool. It makes a big difference to not have to bend over the sink.
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+3 for the stool, I usually cant stand more than a hour in the darkroom. I have a concrete floor, I'm sure rubber mats on the floor would help too.
Real men use Speed Graphics and flashbulbs.
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Originally Posted by Sean
Automating Film:
I am thinking a used Phototherm off of ebay? Open to suggestions.
Thanks
What about something like the Heiland TAS Film Processor for totally automated film development? Not sure how many rolls it can handle per cycle, but the thing looks adjustable. They also mention the availability of customized versions for different tanks. Should even work for "taco-style" 4x5 sheet film processing.
I've been intrigued by this guy ever since I first saw him.
(Scroll down the page for the really cool explanatory photo...)
Ken
"In 1850 it would have been unusual to find someone who had handled a camera or looked at a photograph, but 100 years later the reverse would have been true—the camera had become a ubiquitous device, its techniques manageable by even the clumsiest and least sophisticated person."
– Naomi Rosenblum, A World History of Photography, 1984
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I spend most of my day in a zero-g recliner chair (not fully reclined), I use it as my computer chair and it has done wonders for me. Anything that requires me to support my own torso is tough after a short while. I do a lot of strength building exercise as well, long walks seem to be winning lately for keeping my back in check. I am in tune with my limitations now and try to stay within them for sanity sake. If I step out of that zone I get extremely sore spine and in pain, which can almost bring on depression because of it (even if I'm in good spirits). Anyway, I'm pretty used to it at this point and there are a lot of emerging therapies that look promising, so I try to think of it as a temporary problem until they can pump my spine full of stem cells 
The Nova print processor looks nice and has a lot of pluses to it over the other one I was considering.
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Originally Posted by Ken Nadvornick
What about something like the Heiland TAS Film Processor for totally automated film development? Not sure how many rolls it can handle per cycle, but the thing looks adjustable. They also mention the availability of customized versions for different tanks. Should even work for "taco-style" 4x5 sheet film processing.
I've been intrigued by this guy ever since I first saw him.
(Scroll down the page for the really cool explanatory photo...)
Ken
That looks awesome.
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