Re: Cirkut film

[Scott Davis <sddavis@xxxxxxxx>]

        O.K., I'll bite.....how does one cram a 10" X 66"+ roll of film into a
Patterson tank, at least any that I've seen.  For that matter, what type of
chemistry do you use, and how do you control temp?  I've sometimes had to hand
develop color, and had difficulty keeping the temp right.  It always seemed to
work out O.K., but I don't know if I would want to try it on Cirkut.
        We already have a printing frame and processor, but getting the film
done really slows things down.   We tried sending out a couple of rolls for
developing last summer, and waited ages; the guy who does the film went on
vacation, and forgot to ship the film when he came back.

        Scott

Robert Erickson wrote:

> When I first got my Cirkut camera I sent my first roll away to be processed.
> It came back in two weeks, TWO WEEKS! I said the heck with this waiting and
> have been processing my own ever since. I use a Patterson Tank for the film,
> built my own printing frame, and bought a table top roller transport paper
> processor. A new one will cost at least $1300 and up, way up. I hear stories
> of people buying used for a fraction of that amount.
>
> The price in materials for me to process a color 10x30 is about $1.50. This
> weekend I will be shooting the Super Bowl with my #10. I plan to be looking
> at my prints before lunch on Monday. My daughter is dancing in the half time
> show with 50 other girls from her high school. I will take my print with
> them on the field to their practice with a pile of order forms after school
> Monday.
>
> Robert Erickson, bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> The PanStore: http://www.panoramic.net/panstore
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Davis <sddavis@xxxxxxxx>
> To: panorama-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <panorama-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Thursday, January 28, 1999 1:55 PM
> Subject: Re: Cirkut film
>
> Tom,
>         I'll keep it in mind, although we still do most of our work in b/w.
> We are thinking of doing more in color, but it's difficult to get it
> processed quickly.  Any suggestions?
>
> Scott
>
> Tom wrote:
>
> > Scott, I use Kodak Pro 400 10" film.
> > I have tried 8 years to get a  large camera store here in town to stock
> > it but they wont $11.00 more per roll to do it.
> > So I usually get together with another photographer and order the film
> > direct.
> > We are about to begin ordering in about a month. If you are interested,
> > you can contact Brad LaPayne or myself. The last time I check it was
> > $38.00 a roll, and the time before that it was $41.00 a roll, go figure,
> > I guess its just the great yellow God that pulls the price out of a hat
> > somewhere.
> >
> > Scott Davis wrote:
> >
> > > We are currently using a # 10 cirkut, and have been using both
> > > verichrome in 8" and vps in 10", both of which we usually have to
> > > special order.  Can anyone recommend a source for these that might a)
> > > stock these films, and b) offer them at reasonable prices.  Also, has
> > > anyone had any dependable results with spooling their own from long
> > > rolls?  If so, what types and from where?