I got a TCS around when they introduced it , and I've never been more consistent in developing color film since. It makes it so easy and it's not really that much more expensive than a culinary sous vide. I use it with a Jobo now, and it heats dramatically faster than the Jobo's built-in heating element. I used to mix chems directly with it, but I decided not to because I got scared of cross contamination (even with cleaning). You capture the experience quite well. The timers are handy, and it heats consistently quickly. It's saved me literal hours of stressing about temps and guessing bath temps. So I'd say I'm going almost 4-5 years strong now with mine.
The cross contamination was a bit of a concern for me as well. That's good to hear yours is still kicking 4-5 years in! When I bought the TCS kit, I also picked up a Jobo hand rotary tank. I've only used my Patterson tanks up to this point, so I'm curious to see how they compare.
@@filmismorefun Cool. I've not used the Jobo hand rotation setup, but I like the tanks a lot because they don't have a tendency like Patersons to collect gas and then spray Blix everywhere. ha ha. I love Paterons otherwise, though.
I'm using one of the Sous Vide Cooker ($44 on Amazon) which works great. My biggest issues it 3 thermometers and the cooker all read different. What do I trust the cooker or one of the thermometers? My old digital aquarium thermometers and the cooker are within 1 degree so I think that is what I should go with. The 2 "photo" thermometers I have are way off.
I would go with what your thermometers reading is taken from the develop tank. This way you can spot any temp difference between my Cinestill unit and the actual develop temp. I use HVAC thermometers, because I've found them to have a higher degree of accuracy (no pun intended) than the photo thermometers I've tried. 🙂
for color film like reversal E-6 or C41 or even ECN 2 process, it's realy usefull color film chemical are more sensitive to temperature change, so yes a tool like this is realy usefull !!!
How long after the water was up to temp did you find the chemicals were up to temp? When I tried it, when my water hit 102 the chemicals were only around 88 degrees.
I usually mix a fresh set of chemicals with around 100-101 degree water and batch develop 8 -10 rolls. The one time I did heat up the chems from room temp it took quite a while to come up to temp when using the water bath method. I never actually timed it, but my guess would be somewhere at least around 30-45 mins. I hope that helps 🙂
Hey I bought a TCS by my own. I am not quite sure about the accuracy of it. An external thermometer measures a slightly higher temperature in the bath of around 103 F instead of 102. Is this normal? I am new to this topic and my developed films have a weird color cast. I am not sure if this could be the reason for it. Maybe someone can help me.
Hey there. How did you initially heat the bath water? Strictly using the TCS, or was it heated up prior? I believe there might possibly be a slight variance in temp, but not a full degree. Check the troubleshooting guide on whatever chemical kit your using to identify what the color cast is saying about the possible issues.
Dude super weird, I was planning on making a vid about this system last week (whoops I didn't do it yet lol) I really like it though, it makes my life so much easier lol. Also, curling iron lol
I got a TCS around when they introduced it , and I've never been more consistent in developing color film since. It makes it so easy and it's not really that much more expensive than a culinary sous vide. I use it with a Jobo now, and it heats dramatically faster than the Jobo's built-in heating element. I used to mix chems directly with it, but I decided not to because I got scared of cross contamination (even with cleaning). You capture the experience quite well. The timers are handy, and it heats consistently quickly. It's saved me literal hours of stressing about temps and guessing bath temps. So I'd say I'm going almost 4-5 years strong now with mine.
The cross contamination was a bit of a concern for me as well. That's good to hear yours is still kicking 4-5 years in!
When I bought the TCS kit, I also picked up a Jobo hand rotary tank. I've only used my Patterson tanks up to this point, so I'm curious to see how they compare.
@@filmismorefun Cool. I've not used the Jobo hand rotation setup, but I like the tanks a lot because they don't have a tendency like Patersons to collect gas and then spray Blix everywhere. ha ha. I love Paterons otherwise, though.
@Weston Jaxx Happy to help :D
I'm using one of the Sous Vide Cooker ($44 on Amazon) which works great. My biggest issues it 3 thermometers and the cooker all read different. What do I trust the cooker or one of the thermometers? My old digital aquarium thermometers and the cooker are within 1 degree so I think that is what I should go with. The 2 "photo" thermometers I have are way off.
I would go with what your thermometers reading is taken from the develop tank. This way you can spot any temp difference between my Cinestill unit and the actual develop temp. I use HVAC thermometers, because I've found them to have a higher degree of accuracy (no pun intended) than the photo thermometers I've tried. 🙂
Get a Jobo thermometer. 100% accurate measured vs a clynical mercury thermometer at 38ºC. The latter get certified to 1/10 celsius degree!
for color film like reversal E-6 or C41 or even ECN 2 process, it's realy usefull color film chemical are more sensitive to temperature change, so yes a tool like this is realy usefull !!!
Definitely!
How long after the water was up to temp did you find the chemicals were up to temp? When I tried it, when my water hit 102 the chemicals were only around 88 degrees.
I usually mix a fresh set of chemicals with around 100-101 degree water and batch develop 8 -10 rolls. The one time I did heat up the chems from room temp it took quite a while to come up to temp when using the water bath method. I never actually timed it, but my guess would be somewhere at least around 30-45 mins.
I hope that helps 🙂
@@filmismorefun That helps a lot, thank you!
Hey I bought a TCS by my own. I am not quite sure about the accuracy of it. An external thermometer measures a slightly higher temperature in the bath of around 103 F instead of 102. Is this normal? I am new to this topic and my developed films have a weird color cast. I am not sure if this could be the reason for it. Maybe someone can help me.
Hey there. How did you initially heat the bath water? Strictly using the TCS, or was it heated up prior? I believe there might possibly be a slight variance in temp, but not a full degree. Check the troubleshooting guide on whatever chemical kit your using to identify what the color cast is saying about the possible issues.
Magic gnome version costs $200
Worth every penny 😂
Can I use my Sous vid?
If it has the temps you need I don't see why not. I've not tried it, but I know other people have used them.
I have one and I love it!!
It works as described and makes developing so much easier!
Great video!!🔥🔥🔥👍
I totally agree! I love mine too 🙂
Dude super weird, I was planning on making a vid about this system last week (whoops I didn't do it yet lol) I really like it though, it makes my life so much easier lol. Also, curling iron lol
Yeah I love it! Pricey, but convenient for sure.
I bought a sous vide cooker for this
How does it work for you?