Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 09:43 AM 1/22/1999 -0500, Bob Keene/Karen Shehade, you wrote... <snip> >This incident taught me the most important lessons of my photography life: >Important jobs get NEW chemistry and Important jobs get developed >seperately (not all my film in one basket!) >So, I haven't used Xtol since- too bad because I really liked it's work. >Especially when pushing HP5+. >I can't remember what Kodak's line on shelf life for this developer is; but >WATCH OUT!! >Anybody else??? It always amazes me how so many of us (I've done it too) will risk important work with a couple of bucks worth of questionable developer. I recently souped some Delta 400 in XTOL that was about 3 mos old--no problem. Before I use it again, assuming I just can't bear to chuck it and mix a new batch, I will run a test roll first. The shelf life will vary considerable depending on storage conditions, including temperature, exposure to light, how much air is in the top of the bottle. Test first! - -Mike