Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Today I loaded a roll of FP-4 into my camera and took off for Macon, GA. > The only decent photo shop in town is Coke's so I paid them a visit. > They didn't have X-tol, which I really wanted to try, and they were also > out of Rodinal. On a whim, I bought a bottle of Edwal's FG-7......... a > BAD mistake! When I left the store, I walked around and exposed the roll > of film and then came home. When I developed the roll, it came out the > clearest piece of film you've ever seen! Not even the leader - fully > exposed to light - was developed! The developer has apparently gone bad > and I should have guessed when it came from the bottle an orange color. > I should have gotten Accufine or HC-110. But I didn't and now I can look > forward to a return trip on Monday for either a refund or exchange. I > won't be buying any more chemicals from them that don't have a > reasonable turn over on the shelf. > Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.................... :^( FG7 has one of the longest shelf lives of any developer on the shelf. Yes the orange color should have scared you. I've had great results with FG7 - very much like Xtol. It's a fine grain developer that mixes easier than anything else. Acufine is great. I really dislike HC-110.