Certainly not impossible.Oh gosh Matt, I bought about $50 in XTOL from Glazer's 2 months ago. It would be AWESOME if you, Andrew, and I could coordinate some kind of trip where we all have our cameras. My youngest son attends Western Washington U in Belling ham and I go there about once a month to deliver care packages. Meet there?
Oddly, I tried to join them a few months ago but could not find any way to do it in their web page so I gave up. I can't thing of a better way to ask "How do I join your group?" than to crash their meeting in Bellingham in AprilCertainly not impossible.
Andrew and I (and a few of our friends in Canada and Washington and Oregon) are members of the Northwest Alternative and traditional photography group (the Center for Photographic History and Technology - Pacifica Chapter), which meets in Bellingham every few months. The next meeting is scheduled for this coming April. If nothing can be set up before them, we might use that as a meeting opportunity.
Send me your email via "Conversation" and I'll send it on to Craig, who sends out the meeting notices.Oddly, I tried to join them a few months ago but could not find any way to do it in their web page so I gave up. I can't thing of a better way to ask "How do I join your group?" than to crash their meeting in Bellingham in April
Agreed: But at what point should I consider my XTOL "aged" or"questionable"? I don't have any guidance on aging or questionably from the manufacturer. Not sarcastic here. I haven't ever considered this before, having in the past had the budget for ridiculous wastage of chemicals... Now that I am closer to retirement, I really need to consider frugality in my darkroom.
Oy vey as my mother would say...Oh goody, a parade....I love parades, think I will join:
I use Xtol 1:1 and have for years. I store it in glass bottles of progressively smaller size as I go through it. I like the way the negs look and the longer than average soup times are almost a requirement for sheet film in rotary. If I ever have a problem with film developed in it I will address that at the time but for now, I use it in full confidence and without issue.
I use these to store my stock Xtol (and other developers). They are inexpensive and make it very easy to eliminate any air from the container. I store my chemicals in a closed cabinet so they re out of the light. My Xtol stored in one of these bags is still going strong more than one year after it was made.
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