[Leica] AP or Jobo or Paterson or...

[mark at whitedogs.co.uk (Mark Pope)]

Another vote for Paterson tanks and reels.  I have had a few problems 
with film loading, but the trick is to make sure the reels are 
absolutely clean and dry before you start.  As Steve said, it's worth 
having spare reels.

Another tip is to wash them in the dishwasher occasionally.  They come 
up like new!

I'm sure the Hewes spirals are very good, but I've never used them, as I 
haven't felt the need to change from Paterson.

I think whatever you choose, be it Paterson, Jobo or Hewes, once you get 
the hang of loading them you'll be fine.

All the best


Mark


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UK

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Nuno Miguel dos Santos Baeta wrote:
> Hello!
> 
> For many years, I've been using a local shop to develop, print and
> scan my colour film.  I know the owner and he lets me use his (quite
> huge)  Agfa lab.  For B&W I also use his very old development and
> printing equipment.
> 
> Now my "problem".  My friend and photographer will retire in June and
> will donate all his equipment (including a 113 years old camera) to a
> museum.  That means that I will "loose" the equipment to develop,
> print and scan.  Nowadays I rarely make colour film photos (one roll a
> month ?!?), but I still make many B&W film photos (at least a roll per
> week).
> 
> I can take my colour film to some shop and hope for the best but I
> want to keep developing my B&W film.
> 
> I just want equipment to develop the film, but which brand should I
> buy?  AP, Jobo, Paterson or another brand?  Are there any important
> differences to buy one brand instead of another?
> 
> BTW, his B&W equipment is a mix of pieces some of known brands (e.g.,
> the enlarger is a Rollei) and some with no brand (e.g., the tanks).
> His advice was buy the cheapest made of plastic.  Is this a good
> advice?
> 
> TIA
>