Are you the kind of photographer who fixes prints in whatever's handy,
and then wonders why they don't TONE like they're supposed to -- and
they don't SPOT easily, either? That's because you're using a
hardening fixer.

So what SHOULD you do? Use a NON-HARDENING FIXER like this
Photographer's Formulary Fixer 24, based on the Kodak F-24 formula.

As PF says, "Hardening is neither necessary nor desirabe for prints.
Without hardening, both hypo and the development by-products will wash
out of the gelatin readily. In addition, a non-hardened print is easy
to tone and to spot. Fixer 24 is an excellent choice for archival
processing."

This is a high-capacity, fast-working fixer. This (unopened) package
makes 4.24 quarts of working solution. Instructions are included.

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