I've been processing Color at home with CineStill C41 kit for two years, and have been able to process up to 30 rolls of C41 or ECN-2 with the same chemicals.
Stop baths, accordion bottles, extending processing times with each new roll and refrigerating are lessons I've learned over time to extend chemicals lifespan.
Recently ago, I started processing black and white with Adox FX-39 and Ilford Rapid Fixer.
I use a 1+9 solution for the Adox and process at 8 minutes with 4 inversions every 30 seconds.
I use the 1+5 solution for the fixer and fix for 5 minutes using the same inversion technique.
My problem is this:
When I make the chemicals I can process 3 or 4 rolls in a row right after, and they all look great.
But after only a couple of days, if I want to reuse the chemicals again, the result is generally near-blank negatives.
My method of using a stop bath and inversion is similar to the way I process color and works great when the chemicals are freshly made.
Images here.
My friend tells me she can reuse her black and white chemicals for up to a few months. Is it because she uses different chemicals?
Am I missing something here?
Only one frame is apparent on the 35mm roll, which was a long exposure. Am I underdeveloping?
Maybe I need to process at different times when the chemicals have been used a few times, for examples add 30 seconds for each roll?
Unfortunately neither the 16mm super HR nor the Adox 35 in the images have edge markings therefore it's hard to tell if the photos were underexposed and that's what produced these results.
The images shot on the 35mm strip were shot at 1/50 with f/6 in a bright room and should have produced something even something a bit fainter than the long exposure that made the cut.
Stop baths, accordion bottles, extending processing times with each new roll and refrigerating are lessons I've learned over time to extend chemicals lifespan.
Recently ago, I started processing black and white with Adox FX-39 and Ilford Rapid Fixer.
I use a 1+9 solution for the Adox and process at 8 minutes with 4 inversions every 30 seconds.
I use the 1+5 solution for the fixer and fix for 5 minutes using the same inversion technique.
My problem is this:
When I make the chemicals I can process 3 or 4 rolls in a row right after, and they all look great.
But after only a couple of days, if I want to reuse the chemicals again, the result is generally near-blank negatives.
My method of using a stop bath and inversion is similar to the way I process color and works great when the chemicals are freshly made.
Images here.
My friend tells me she can reuse her black and white chemicals for up to a few months. Is it because she uses different chemicals?
Am I missing something here?
Only one frame is apparent on the 35mm roll, which was a long exposure. Am I underdeveloping?
Maybe I need to process at different times when the chemicals have been used a few times, for examples add 30 seconds for each roll?
Unfortunately neither the 16mm super HR nor the Adox 35 in the images have edge markings therefore it's hard to tell if the photos were underexposed and that's what produced these results.
The images shot on the 35mm strip were shot at 1/50 with f/6 in a bright room and should have produced something even something a bit fainter than the long exposure that made the cut.
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