Quite old print developers; What are the chances.

[waynecrider]

I've a 2-3 yr old bottle of Polymax T developer and a bottle of Ansco 130 stock solution that is probably a year old at least. I just used the Polymax on some graded Oriental which gave a pretty low contrast image, but then, it may be my old Graflarger that caused that. Anyways, I was thinking of using either as a developer for enlarged ortho internegatives, but I was wondering what the normal life expectency of a paper developer is?

 

[removed account4]

I've a 2-3 yr old bottle of Polymax T developer and a bottle of Ansco 130 stock solution that is probably a year old at least. I just used the Polymax on some graded Oriental which gave a pretty low contrast image, but then, it may be my old Graflarger that caused that. Anyways, I was thinking of using either as a developer for enlarged ortho internegatives, but I was wondering what the normal life expectency of a paper developer is?

wayne,

stock 130 lasts *at least* a year ( according to the PF), i've used stuff that was more like 6mo beyond that

good stuff!
john

 

[Peter Schrager]

dev

Wayne-why waste your time? You put all the effort into creating and then processing your negs to what?-make mediocre prints. Yuo could always keep the essentials around to make your own. I use Zone VI dev for proofing and some printing but nowadays it's Amidol. Guess what-it never goes bad!!
Peter