That would work too. Electronic scales are so cheap might as well have one for kicks.
Hogwash on the equipment you say you need! Gadget Gainer would omit the scale and suggest a cheap set of measuring spoons for a simple developer like D23 or even D76 for that matter. Ha-ha, but true!
That would work too. Electronic scales are so cheap might as well have one for kicks.
Has anyone used Legacy Pro L110?
Economy chaos in China is far more severe than we can imagine. My Kodak C-41 fixer is running out and need to order some more. There are only 4 retailers in the US that sell Kodak color chemicals. I checked all 4 and found only Unique Photo still has the fixer in stock. I really don't like their shipping charge so I called Freestyle in LA. I was told they have been waiting the shipment for two months and don't know if it will ever arrive. I asked if Sino Promise is out business. I was told The Kodak Chemicals are in the middle of transitioning to a different manufacturer. Before all the legal issues are resolved the manufacturing (I guess by Sino Promise who is unable to manufacture) is halted. I told them I was concerned if Kodak photochemicals are going away due to Sino Promise problems and never come back. The reply I got is a little surprising. They told me they are not worrying about it. It sounded that Kodak photo chemicals will not disappear. It's only a matter of time of when come back.Good to hear Sino Promise is still operating in China. The market keeps changing, small shops closing etc.
Yup, I totally agree. All you need are the chemicals themselves, spoons and some mixing beakers.Hogwash on the equipment you say you need! Gadget Gainer would omit the scale and suggest a cheap set of measuring spoons for a simple developer like D23 or even D76 for that matter. Ha-ha, but true!
John Finch seems to manage very well with kitchen measuring spoons for D23 Two chemicals and measuring spoons that you usually find in the kitchen equals success
It can't get much simpler than that, can it?
I prefer more precision.. Does Finch also count off development times "one potato, two potato, three potato,..."?
When I was taught photography, many many years ago, when measuring power chemicals it was always by weight. Because a gram is a gram.
"... a gram is a gram." Well, when it comes to measuring reagents that's not always quite true. If a reagent has a tendency to be hygroscopic then weighing out a certain number of grams does not always measure the same amount of active reagent because the amount of water adsorbed or absorbed by the reagent may differ between the two measurements, so weighing may not give an accurate measure of the amount of active reagent.
Potassium carbonate is not often cited as absorbing moisture but it looks as though it does.
It is deliquescent, often appearing as a damp or wet solid.
Appearance White, hygroscopic solid
I switched to Ilfotec HC 20+ years ago. It is every bit as good as Kodak HC-110 original from 20 years ago. My only complaint is that the bottles it comes in are JUNK! I have had 2 of them split and cause a mess. Just consider the bottles as a temporary shipping container and as soon as you get it pour it into glass bottles. I like to use 250ml bottles for that. I recently found a 250ml bottle I had re-packed 15 years ago that got moved where I couldn't see it. I tested it on a test roll and it is as good as when I first opened it. It is very expensive now, but so is film. Ilford is very serious about black and white photography and they really deserve our continued support.
Economy chaos in China is far more severe than we can imagine. My Kodak C-41 fixer is running out and need to order some more. There are only 4 retailers in the US that sell Kodak color chemicals. I checked all 4 and found only Unique Photo still has the fixer in stock. I really don't like their shipping charge so I called Freestyle in LA. I was told they have been waiting the shipment for two months and don't know if it will ever arrive. I asked if Sino Promise is out business. I was told The Kodak Chemicals are in the middle of transitioning to a different manufacturer. Before all the legal issues are resolved the manufacturing (I guess by Sino Promise who is unable to manufacture) is halted. I told them I was concerned if Kodak photochemicals are going away due to Sino Promise problems and never come back. The reply I got is a little surprising. They told me they are not worrying about it. It sounded that Kodak photo chemicals will not disappear. It's only a matter of time of when come back.
I don't want to wait until my fixer bottle becomes empty so I bit the bullet and placed my order with Unique Photo for the fixer. I ordered a quantity that will probably last me a decade. I figure if I wait until the manufacturing issue goes away and all C-41 chemicals become widely available again the price would go sky rocketing way higher than what I pay today. Unique Photo told me my order will be shipped today. OK I'll wait and see what happens.
Yup, I totally agree. All you need are the chemicals themselves, spoons and some mixing beakers.
A trip to the supermarket is all it really takes.
You can use black and white fixer for C-41. Fixer is fixer, pretty much.
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