The Jobo daylight film processing system seems confusing at first, and their web site is an unhelpful mess, but IMO it’s worth working through, because the stuff is good and does what it says it’s going to do well. Here’s what I have (all link to B&H): #2561 tank with magnet base, holds 2 x [...]

This might be the most complete tutorial I’ve come across on developing black and white film with coffee (yes, it really works!). In addition to the recipe, it’s got pictures of every step, including the final results. Check it out at Photo Utopia!

I’m helping my friend Jonathan get set up to do his own black and white film processing, so I made him a shopping list. I suggested the Jobo 2500 daylight tank because it looks good on paper, and I can’t recommend my Paterson Multi-Reel 5 Tank/Super System 4 kit. The Paterson is a plastic tank [...]