KODAK Fixer F-5 - anybody uses it?

[Radost]

I see Kodak Recomend it for xx5222.
It’s a hardening fixer that will require long wash of hypo clear,
Here is the formula I found.

 

[lamerko]

Don't bother with that formula. In H-2415 the F-5 fixer is indeed specified, but a few things need to be kept in mind:
– the documentation is based on very old material (5222 itself is the oldest emulsion still in production);
– it refers to very large processing volumes where extremely long lengths of film are immersed, sometimes over 2000 feet. In that case a hardener isn't a bad idea;
– it was designed to be as inexpensive as possible;
– the documentation specifies a full 11 minutes for archival fixing, with correspondingly extended washing times.

Simply don't bother with fixers based on sodium thiosulfate, or if you insist on using one, go for the rapid formulas. Any fixer based on ammonium thiosulfate will be better suited for your purposes.

 

[koraks]

Simply don't bother with fixers based on sodium thiosulfate, or if you insist on using one, go for the rapid formulas.

I agree. Just use a regular rapid fixer. It doesn't matter which. 5222 is just B&W film; it can be fixed in any photographic fixer. I personally use C41 fixer, but any other fixer would do just fine. There's no need for a slow, old-fashioned sodium thiosulfate fixer unless you happen to have an enormous barrel of sodium thiosulfate that you feel you absolutely must use.

 

[Radost]

Tank you both.
The whole stock solution works forever appealed to me.

 

[koraks]

Any acid fixer concentrate will at some point sulfur out. It's unpredictable when this will happen.
C41 rapid fixer concentrates generally have a very long, sometimes indefinite lifetime, as they are virtually pH neutral.