Testing new batch of Arista E-6 developer?

peter k. · Oct 24, 2021

Started shooting slide film again, and want to fresh mix the rest of quart kit, that we have had on hand for over a year.
It was stored at room temp. and we did de-oxidized the containers before putting all the caps back on, but wondered if there was anyway to test it, before we committed a full roll of 120 film, to it.

Thanks for any help p.

peter k. · Oct 24, 2021

The Arista kit uses a first and second developer and then finishes with Blix solution, so we are basically looking to test all three,

mohmad khatab · Oct 25, 2021

peter k. said:
The Arista kit uses a first and second developer and then finishes with Blix solution, so we are basically looking to test all three,

Well, I advise you to take three pictures with your camera on that roll.
Then you cut those three images from a strip of film in a darkroom, and then developed them using that chemistry (as if they were an entire film strip).
The sacrifice of three cadres is not considered a grave loss.

peter k. · Oct 25, 2021

Yep, figure there was no other way to do it, but develop part of the roll, but was curious if there was
So what were going to do is take the same shot and settings for the last two exposures of the roll and cut off the last one off and try the mix.
Thanks for the reply

mohmad khatab · Oct 25, 2021

peter k. said:
Yep, figure there was no other way to do it, but develop part of the roll, but was curious if there was
So what were going to do is take the same shot and settings for the last two exposures of the roll and cut off the last one off and try the mix.
Thanks for the reply

What were the results for you? Tell us .
In any case, you can never increase or decrease the development time, this is a process (E6) that does not allow such tricks.
Only you can test the chemistry if it is still working or if it has just been damaged.

peter k. · Oct 27, 2021

Ha.. for the heck of it developed a shot in the old, first pint, and the negative was totally clear. Threw it out and mixed the second half of that batch and developed it, and the negative was totally black. So something wrong with one or both of the developers so tossed that to, and awaiting a new order of developer so we continue with and develop as we should. ;-)

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