Gast
Hello,
If you want to develop a few more films at the same time, a CPE2 is supposed to be quite handy. Plus, it saves on chemicals.
Has anyone had any experience with this machine?
Up until now, I’ve always developed my black-and-white films in a canister.
Best regards,
René
ChristianKolinski
Well, the films still have to go into the canister; the CPE2 simply does the shaking for you by rotating the canister. Because of the constant movement, the development times need to be adjusted (shortened).
The Jobo 1500 and 2500 series canisters are suitable; you just need to attach a magnet to the bottom of them.
Otherwise, film development in the CPE2 works a treat – that’s exactly what it’s built for.
Urnes
Hi Ren?
Well, I wouldn’t want to be without my CPE now. It definitely pays off in terms of chemical usage once you get to 4x5" or larger. By hand, you need just under 1.5 litres; with the machine, you can get it down to 275ml. What’s more, during long development times, you can pop out for a coffee and you always have a constant temperature, even if it gets a bit colder in the cellar in winter. By the way, you don’t necessarily have to adjust the development time; it’s enough to just add 5 minutes.
Regards, Sven.
Gast
If I only have a few films to develop, I use the CPP unit or a second-hand ATL 1000. The development results are very good, but the development times need to be reduced by about 25%. Pre-soaking also works very well, certainly with low-speed films such as Efke 25/50 and Pan F
A 49 dilutes very well in these units, and Spur even has a Rotospeed specifically designed for this development process.
Guy Meurs
Diest
Belgium
