Recent content by ppg677

I'm getting back into B&W processing. I have a half bottle of TEA purchased 15 years ago. It's darkened a bit. Toss and replace? If so where is a good source? B&H has a reasonably priced product but 2-4 weeks lead time. I assume my clear half bottle of proplene glycol is still good. And...

I just used some Instant Mytol that I mixed up 16 years ago and haven't used in a dozen years (just getting back into film!!). Originally advertised as "infinite shelf life" for the glycol stock solution. I assume the sodium sulfite powder I have is still good. Also used it to develop a roll...

I developed and printed for the first time in 15 years yesterday. I knew to use my old old bottle of Rodinal for film developing which worked fine. For paper developing, I had nearly full bottles of Ilford Multigrade, Ilford PQ, and Agfa Neutol. All 15+ years old. All failed. I ended up...

How are you making new cells? I assume you sourced some CdS cells somewhere? What is the resistance range of the cells you are using? I've got a couple SRTs. One is not very sensitive. I've got an SRT202 where the resistance of the CDS cells are just way too low (causing the needle to max...

Did you ever find any suitable CDS cells? I have a couple SRTs that simple don't have sensitive enough cells.