Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/01/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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