[Leica] Film availability

[Philippe]

Methink a bottle of some ingredient is missing, as per Ted ;-)

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> Le 27 janv. 2021 à 16:44, Wayne Torry via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a écrit :
> 
> 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
>>>>>> 
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>>>>>> 
>>>>>> "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
>>>>>>> 
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