poll: how many of you professional photographers ever processed dip and dunk sheet film?

[Mac1337]

Dip and dunk? Is it legal to do?

[mrbigstuff]

Yup. Although not tons. I discovered the JOBO tank with the neat-o inserts. Before D/D I used the tray method, too. And, when the tanks weren't available, the tray method still works (although I would now do it with some of those super thin gloves).

When I worked for a newspaper, we used to D/D the 35mm to get it out and printed and into press. I think I could roll, slide on the spindle, develop, stop (which was water), fix and wash in about 20 minutes flat. Ah, back in the day (late 80s).

[CharlieStango]

When we started shooting a lot of 120 e-6 back in the early 90's , I bought a Jobo ATL2500 . That machine was a workhorse and would be able to process 50 to 100 rolls per day. It ran for 9 years with no troubles, and made me a good profit. I think it worked out to 15 cents a roll and we would bill $15. I just sold it on ebay last year. We are completely digital now, but I still miss film.

[lost in space]

LOTS of 120 mm and some 4 x 5 sheets in a tray (amazing what you can learn to do in total darkness), late 80s til lesseeee, about four years since the last roll of 120 through the old Hasselblad. I sort of took on Fred Picker as a mentor. Just a hobbyist that needed a black hole to throw money into.

The darkroom is now part of my guitar-building shop. At least with this obsession, I've sold some.

[mattkime]

I processed sheet film by hand once and after that always too it to the lab.

while the older processes can be interesting, you have to be happy to see them go. photography can be just too much tedious labor.

[lafinfil]

>
> We are completely digital now, but I still miss film.
>

: -)

I actually had a designer ask me if there was something that they could do in Photoshop
to make a file look "more like film" .....

[mattkime]

>>something that they could do in Photoshop to make a file look "more like film"

I know! Dust and Scratches!

and if you're really good - mold!

[Mr645]

Did bunch, long time ago, Used to use this for E-6 and C41

http://www.jobousadarkroom.com/products/...80_web.gif

Stopped using film in 2000, except for occasional 4x5 or 6x9 chromes for commercial work, and a few rolls of 120 Kodak HIE