d72- first try mixing my own developer

[pcyco]

hallo

i have done it last night.i took my new book (darkroom cookbook) and
i mixed it. now im so surprised (because it works)

but now my question:
how long is the shelflife of the mixed developer (1:1)

thanks for helping

thomas

 

[jim appleyard]

24 hours, give or take. Sometimes I'll stretch two evening sessions out of it, but it's asking a lot. The dev time goes up and contrast goes down, but I'd only do a contact sheet with old dev like this. Finished work always gets fresh dev.

 

[BradS]

Congrats!

I always get a little thrill when something I've made works....I guess that's part of the fun of mixing up your own and doing your own processing.

 

[nickandre]

I made D23 a while back. it still works. it's pretty cool because there's only two things in it. I'm interested to experiment with it.

 

[pcyco]

hallo

thanks to all
this evening i will know more
i stored it in a tight blackk bottle.
about longer times i dont worry.
about the contrast i will see :confused:.

d23: i will try it soon

thankyou for your posts

thomas

ps.: if the developer does not work, i will be sad, because the last evening i had less time. only 2 small photos!