Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Adam, Do not bother reusing. As you write yourself, you work hard at getting the shot, you have spent money on the film and your equipment, why jeopardize the results trying to save a few pennies? Both XTOL, stop bath and fixer are cheap. Just use and dump. Nathan Adam Bridge wrote: > Okay, I'd like to step through this again. > > For development of film now, not paper, what chemistry can I re-use? > > I'm using Xtol at 1:1 for most things, 1:0 for Illford 3200 shot at 1600. Can I simply pour back the > developer into the bottle? That sounds.....iffy.....to me. I'll be continually weakening the > solution. > > Stop bath has an indicator so it seems like that is safe to re-use. > > Fixer? > > I appreciate the suggestions everyone has been making - I'm just trying to understand the parameters > better. The idea of working hard to make good negatives and them screwing them up because I was > cheap on chemicals bothers me. But I don't like to throw away money - how else can I afford to buy > another M6? > > Thanks everyone. > > Adam Bridge - -- Nathan Wajsman Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch General photo site: http://belgiangator.tripod.com/ Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/ Motorcycle site: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/