FX-50 - unopened shelf life

[kaiyen]

Hi all,
There is some NOS FX-50 at my local shop that has been sitting on their shelves for at least a year. They are blowing this stuff out very cheaply. I'm thinking of trying it, but am not sure if it'll still be viable.

I found this thread: (there was a url link here which no longer exists)

Where there was some talk about death even before opening, but circumstances were suspect.

Does anyone have any experiences and/or opinions on what my chances are of getting good results from old FX-50 stock, unopened?
thanks,
allan

 

[Jordan]

It's hard to tell without looking at the solutions themselves -- are they yellow at all?
If it's cheap, it may be worth trying out, but only on an inconsequential roll of film.

 

[Gerald Koch]

When it first came out there were stories of "sudden death" similar to Xtol. Paterson developers have always had a bad reputation as far as shelf life.

 

[kaiyen]

The FX-39 I tried had a very short shelf life, too - less than 9 weeks. But I'd be willing to invest in a lot of small amber bottles at these prices. It's like $2 a box.

allan

 

[Schlapp]

Go for it. When it works it is a great developer - as is Aculux2

 

[kaiyen]

Cool. Thanks for the help. Gonna go buy me some!

allan