Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I just picked up some XTOL to try. I was told at Glazer's in Seattle that the 1-liter pack has been discontinued. As Dr. McCoy might say, "Dammit, Jim, I'm an amateur, not a mini-lab!" Question: How long will the stock solution keep reliably if kept in full bottles? I've got one "accordion" bottle to keep air out of the bottle in use. Should I be OK keeping the other 4 liters in full, well-washed out green plastic soda pop bottles, stored in a dark cabinet? Or would I be safer buying some brown storage bottles or getting some heavy drinker's old Seagram's brown glass bourbon containers? I assume the figures in the Film Developer Cookbook are good starting points, right? Man, at the Secret LUG Dilution of 1:3, it's gonna take a long time to get through 5 liters of the Elixer of Life! - --Peter Klein Seattle, WA - --Peter - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html