AntiLynd
Hello everyone,
In future, I want to use my fixer, like all my other chemicals, as a ‘one-shot’ solution. There’s no question in my mind that this makes sense – I’d just like to know, before I try it on my first proper roll of film, if there’s anything else I need to bear in mind that I might have overlooked. I prepared a 1+7 solution as a test (instead of the usual 1+4), achieved a clearing time of about 1.5 minutes (Efke KB50), so I would then fix for about 4 minutes, dispose of the solution, and enjoy the many conveniences that single-use solutions bring…Is that about right?
Thanks and best regards,
Nils
HenningH
Hi Nils,
That’s how I’ve been doing it too (since 2006), although I set it to 1+9.
All the films have come through it fine so far.
StraDi
What on earth is the point of such nonsensical threads?
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1. Surely you could answer that question yourself if you’d ever developed more than one film.
2. Given that you’re capable of using such brilliant, expert Anglicisms, surely you’re asking yourself whether that really makes sense in the case of the fixer.?
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See you later ...
Dirk
AntiLynd
Thanks, Henning, for the helpful reply! I take it that your 2006 negatives don’t show any long-term effects of under-fixing, so I’ll give it a go myself.
Urnes
If the film is under-fixed, you’ll usually notice it quite quickly from the yellowish film on the surface. But even that can be remedied by re-fixing.
However, the single-step fixing process results in a larger volume of used fixer, which must be disposed of. If you try to dispose of quantities greater than 5 litres here in Baden-Württemberg, you may be required to pay a commercial surcharge.
Regards, Sven.
