Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/01/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Spot on, Philippe! My own experience is that outdated B&W film is perfectly fine, but outdated developer less so. Lagavulin does help, indeed. 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 27 Jan 2021, at 18:40, 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