PhilBurton
Subscriber
I'm the guy with the 60+ rolls of Plus-X and Tri-X that are still in my freezer from the 1970s, and I've learned (or remembered) a whole lot from reading this forum.
My latest question: I keep reading that "modern" film doesn't need hardening fixer. Is my 40+ year old film "modern?" Back when, I used Kodak fixer and didn't give it a thought, and probably didn't even know about non-hardening fixers. If I buy some Tri-X now to practice my processing techniques, does that film need non-hardening fixer?
Also, I have read that Ilford (?) non-hardening fixer doesn't contain "hypo." So is regular Hypo Clearing Agent effective with such fixers? Is it even needed?
Phil Burton
My latest question: I keep reading that "modern" film doesn't need hardening fixer. Is my 40+ year old film "modern?" Back when, I used Kodak fixer and didn't give it a thought, and probably didn't even know about non-hardening fixers. If I buy some Tri-X now to practice my processing techniques, does that film need non-hardening fixer?
Also, I have read that Ilford (?) non-hardening fixer doesn't contain "hypo." So is regular Hypo Clearing Agent effective with such fixers? Is it even needed?
Phil Burton