Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]While you can dump everything after one shot why waste money and good chemicals? For sure, dump your Xtol after one use as it's cheap and unreliable stuff to start with. You are right about stop bath, it can be used repeatedly as long as it has a indicator. Fixer can be used for quite a while before it becomes unusable. There is no good reason to dump the fixer after one use. > >Okay, I'd like to step through this again. > >For development of film now, not paper, what chemistry can I re-use? > >I'm using Xtol at 1:1 for most things, 1:0 for Illford 3200 shot at 1600. >Can I simply pour back the >developer into the bottle? That sounds.....iffy.....to me. I'll be >continually weakening the >solution. > >Stop bath has an indicator so it seems like that is safe to re-use. > >Fixer? > >I appreciate the suggestions everyone has been making - I'm just trying to >understand the parameters >better. The idea of working hard to make good negatives and them screwing >them up because I was >cheap on chemicals bothers me. But I don't like to throw away money - how >else can I afford to buy >another M6? > >Thanks everyone. > >Adam Bridge _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp