Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I don't use stop bath with my developing: I wash twice in water at 24C then into the fix. HC-110 1:63 has stopped well with that. On 20/07/2005, at 6:24 AM, Scott McLoughlin wrote: > I use HC-110 1:63. This dilution puts me in the 9-13 minute > range for most films/EI's. > > Will a water stop do it for me? I worry, just because HC-110 is > known to be such an active developer. > > Also, I use pretty common fixers - Ilford Rapid Fix and Sprint > Speed Fixer. Easy to find here in DC. Are these "acidic fixers" ? > > Thanks. > > Scott > > John Black wrote: > >> >>> John, >>> Your experiments prove that switching to a neutral fixer is a good >>> thing. The typical acidic rapid fix will in fact serve as a very >>> mild >>> bleach. >>> >>> >> >> This is quite true. The only reason to use an acid fix is to kill the >> developer quickly. Developers that are low energy (and low pH) like >> diluted >> Xtol do not require instant quenching like Rodinal, TMax and the >> various D76 >> derivatives. If your developing time exceeds 8 minutes, a water stop >> is all >> that is needed. >> >> JB >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > Alastair