Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/01/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In the US/Canada/Mexico Photographers Formulary is a viable option for chemicals whether traditional or fine art focused. Europe must have a similar organisation as well as Hong Kong or Singapore. Japan as well. So, take a look and see rather than use possibly oxidised chemistry. Losing exposed film due to developer issues is heart breaking. On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 11:40 AM Philippe via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > Methink a bottle of some ingredient is missing, as per Ted ;-) > > Amities > > Sushi Philippe > > > > > Le 27 janv. 2021 ? 16:44, Wayne Torry via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a > ?crit : > > > > Thanks Marty! > > I have an unopened bottle of HC-110 and 2 unopened bottles of Rodinal in > > the refrigerator. > > I?m good for awhile! > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 2:01 AM Marty Deveney via LUG < > lug at leica-users.org> > > wrote: > > > >> Use HC-110 for expired film. It has powerful developing agents and a > lot > >> of strong restrainers in it. It works very well with expired film or > film > >> exposed and left for a long time. > >> > >> Note that Kodak has recently reformulated HC-110 and some problems have > >> been reported. If you have the old Kodak stuff, that?s the best, but > >> otherwise the Legacy Pro HC-110 clone from Freestyle is excellent, but > that > >> does not last indefinitely in the bottle like the old Kodak product. > The > >> new Kodak product is too new to really have provided a clear > understanding > >> of its shelf life. > >> > >> > >> > >> On Fri, 22 Jan 2021 at 7:25 am, Jeffery Smith via LUG < > lug at leica-users.org > >>> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> Trust me, I am a "this isn't going to be around long" buyer. I have two > >>> unopened cases, one of APX 100 and one of APX 400. I'm trying to find a > >>> developer that is unrefined enough that the 17 years they've been in > >>> storage won't make a difference. Right now I'm looking at CineStill > D-96 > >>> Monobath. If there was ever a developer that sounds like a bad idea, > >> it's a > >>> developer that is mixed with the fixer. But I did a roll of it as a > test, > >>> and it isn't all that bad. It comes in packets dry powder that are good > >> (I > >>> think) for 20 rolls, just using the stuff straight. For a war > >> photographer > >>> in a foreign country, it would be fabulous [if they hadn't invented the > >>> digital camera]. > >>> > >>>> On Jan 21, 2021, at 1:07 PM, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > >>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Just a suggestion from another hobby is to buy in quantity and stack > it > >>>> deep. So figure out what your needs are and buy that quantity. You > >>> might > >>>> have to dedicate a freezer. Dry chemistry keeps a long time if kept > >> cool > >>>> and dry. > >>>> > >>>> On Thu, Jan 21, 2021, 1:04 PM Jeffery Smith via LUG < > >> lug at leica-users.org > >>>> > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> I attempted to try out a variety of Adox lower ISO films. I was able > >> to > >>>>> get several CMS films and HR-50, but not Silvermax. The next time I > >>> looked > >>>>> at BHPhoto and Freestyle, all three of them have been discontinued > (at > >>>>> least in the United States). I'm still feeling the effects of Kodak > >>>>> discontinuing Panatomic-X, Plus-X, and Verichrome Pan. I hate getting > >>>>> smitten with a film and developer only to find the film is extinct. I > >>> had > >>>>> best stick to the most often used films (as evidenced by their > mention > >>> when > >>>>> images are posted). I feel safe with Tri-X and HP5+, and hope that > >> FP4+, > >>>>> Acros, Delta 100, and TMax100 are relatively safe, though I'm not > >>>>> absolutely positive about TMax100. > >>>>> > >>>>>> On Jan 21, 2021, at 12:40 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at > >>>>>> frozenlight.eu> > >>>>> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Thanks, Don! By coincidence, I just bought some Adox film from > >>>>> Fotoimpex.de. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Cheers, > >>>>>> Nathan > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Nathan Wajsman > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Alicante, Spain > >>>>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > >>>>>> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > >>>>>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws < > >>>>> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: > >> http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > >>> < > >>>>> http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator < > >>>>> http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> YNWA > >>>>>> > >>>>>> "I?m not arguing, I?m just explaining why I?m right" > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> On 21 Jan 2021, at 18:14, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > >>> wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> While our film shooters probably know this the following link was > >>>>> accurate > >>>>>>> for film availability as of November: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_photographic_films > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> All the best. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>> Don > >>>>>>> don.dory at gmail.com > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > >> information > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Don don.dory at gmail.com