Re: Dumb question re: processing 4x5

On 10/20/2007 9:27 AM Robert Chin spake thus:

> So my question(s) is/are simple:  I've heard that because the processing

> tanks for 4x5 film take so long to fill, uneven development could
result. 
> Is this a real problem, or is it the opinion of someone really
obsessive? 
> Would I be better off making a light tight space to do this?

Short answer: forget tray processing. This will kill several birds w/one 
stone.

I use a print drum (Beseler Unicolor) to process 4x5 film. Gives 
excellent results with minimal amount of chemistry, and does it in 
*daylight*. You only need to load the drum in the dark (which you can do 
in a dark closet). It gives excellent, consistent, streak-free results. 
You can buy the equipment cheap on eBay (that's where I got mine).