Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/01/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I shot some APX400 (expired 2007) at nominal 400 speed and developed it in Adox FX-39 II (mostly just to see how this developer does with fast film). The results are pretty much like what I would see with HC110 or D76. Not really grainy (stand development for 37 minutes seems to give it time to work on the grain) but more importantly not to contrasty - more like D23 in contrast. I will absolutely try the HC110 - I like using it, and don't want to toss two cases (not bricks...cases) of outdated APX100 and APX400 when it is usable. I get good results from HP5+ and HC110 (1+49), and the timing always seems to be about 7 minutes. Jeffery > On Jan 27, 2021, at 1:00 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