Ended up finding formalin online a lot cheaper than any stabilisers so I went with that.That would work, but it would involve comparable risks as using formalin. The main difference is that you won't have a bottle of formalin solution that you have to open up once in a while. I always just use formalin because I have it on hand, but the hexamine stabilizer should work just as well!
I think post 2000 C200 is unlikely to be based on the old dyes that require a stabilizer. At least going by what PE told us back when he was still with us. I don't think Fuji ever released any info on what specific dyes they use and how they use them - perhaps someone can correct me on this if I'm wrong.
But wouldn't a fungicide still be needed to prevent fungus from eating the delicious gelatin?
Yes - the modern final rinses provide a non-formalin version of this.
There isn’t a final rinse with the 2-bath cinestill kit.
Only developer, then blix.
Cinestill's final rinse is sold separately.
I just mixed a cinestill so called no stabilizer, and to my surprise there was an envelope of stabilizer in the package
There’s no reason you shouldn’t stabilize your negs at a later time, if you have to. I’d pre-soak them first, then do the usual 2 minutes in stabilizer.Hope I’m not being too much of a forum necromancer by bringing this thread back to life.
I have some E-6 films I’ve developed recently using DIY chemistry. So no stabilizer. They’re already dry and in storage.
Any reason I couldn’t go back days/weeks/months later and stabilize them with photo flo and formalin?
Also where is a good place to source formalin in the US?
I found what looks like a decent source for 37% formaldehyde solution - it's not just in water though, it has 10-15% methanol as well. Will the adversely affect its use in a stabilizer solution?
Can I use 10 mL of 37% formaldehyde with distilled water to make 1 L as separate solution without photo flo?
Thanks for explanation. So it would mean that Kodak Vision films are inherently stable without need for a stabilizer.This "Kodak Stabilizer Additive" component is not actually a stabilizer, but a surfactant like Photo-Flo 200. Also, the remark about Proxel GXL apparently refers not to the film, but to the specific baths where it is listed when the chemistry sits in the drums.
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