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Many thanks to all.
Paul "Frank Pittel" wrote in message ... P. Meschter wrote: : Umm...yes. I bought a six bath Kodak E6 kit in April, mixed one batch for a : few 8x10 Fujichromes and haven't touched it since. The diluted chemicals : have been discarded but I assume that the undiluted chemicals are still : usable. Better? The first thing you want to do is ignore the troll. The second thing you want to do is look on the box the chemistry came in and look at the expirationSP? date on the box. I've done the same thing you did and after six months of sitting on a shelf I had more E6 to develop and mixed up what I needed and it worked fine. I also just dump a kit with half of it left because it past the expiration date. -- Keep working millions on welfare depend on you ------------------- |
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Many thanks to all.
Paul "Frank Pittel" wrote in message ... P. Meschter wrote: : Umm...yes. I bought a six bath Kodak E6 kit in April, mixed one batch for a : few 8x10 Fujichromes and haven't touched it since. The diluted chemicals : have been discarded but I assume that the undiluted chemicals are still : usable. Better? The first thing you want to do is ignore the troll. The second thing you want to do is look on the box the chemistry came in and look at the expirationSP? date on the box. I've done the same thing you did and after six months of sitting on a shelf I had more E6 to develop and mixed up what I needed and it worked fine. I also just dump a kit with half of it left because it past the expiration date. -- Keep working millions on welfare depend on you ------------------- |
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Thank you all for your input. I tried the opened Kodak and it was fine.
Paul "Claudio Bonavolta" wrote in message ... "P. Meschter" a écrit dans le message de ... I have some Kodak E6 that was opened in April and assume this will still be serviceable. If it wasn't mixed completely (I only mix what I need and keep the concentrates), it may be fine. First developer darkens with oxydation, it's a good indicator. You may increase concentrates' life by filling the bottles with inert gaz. With any chemical, if you have a doubt, don't develop important films with it. However, I found a 6-bath Tetenal kit that I bought last year that I forgot about and has not been opened. If sealed, what might I realistically expect for a shelf life of the Tetenal? Would you use it? It should be fine, but, again, try it first with non-important films. Thanks, Paul Regards, Claudio Bonavolta http://www.bonavolta.ch |
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Thank you all for your input. I tried the opened Kodak and it was fine.
Paul "Claudio Bonavolta" wrote in message ... "P. Meschter" a écrit dans le message de ... I have some Kodak E6 that was opened in April and assume this will still be serviceable. If it wasn't mixed completely (I only mix what I need and keep the concentrates), it may be fine. First developer darkens with oxydation, it's a good indicator. You may increase concentrates' life by filling the bottles with inert gaz. With any chemical, if you have a doubt, don't develop important films with it. However, I found a 6-bath Tetenal kit that I bought last year that I forgot about and has not been opened. If sealed, what might I realistically expect for a shelf life of the Tetenal? Would you use it? It should be fine, but, again, try it first with non-important films. Thanks, Paul Regards, Claudio Bonavolta http://www.bonavolta.ch |
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Thank you all for your input. I tried the opened Kodak and it was fine.
Paul "Claudio Bonavolta" wrote in message ... "P. Meschter" a écrit dans le message de ... I have some Kodak E6 that was opened in April and assume this will still be serviceable. If it wasn't mixed completely (I only mix what I need and keep the concentrates), it may be fine. First developer darkens with oxydation, it's a good indicator. You may increase concentrates' life by filling the bottles with inert gaz. With any chemical, if you have a doubt, don't develop important films with it. However, I found a 6-bath Tetenal kit that I bought last year that I forgot about and has not been opened. If sealed, what might I realistically expect for a shelf life of the Tetenal? Would you use it? It should be fine, but, again, try it first with non-important films. Thanks, Paul Regards, Claudio Bonavolta http://www.bonavolta.ch |
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plonk.
You seriously need to find another newsgroup to disrupt. killfile for you. On 10 Dec 2004 18:31:35 -0800, wrote: Ah, but he said this is OPENED chemistry, FP! It is certainly deceased. Cheers, -sd http://www.zoom.sh |
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plonk.
You seriously need to find another newsgroup to disrupt. killfile for you. On 10 Dec 2004 18:31:35 -0800, wrote: Ah, but he said this is OPENED chemistry, FP! It is certainly deceased. Cheers, -sd http://www.zoom.sh |
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plonk.
You seriously need to find another newsgroup to disrupt. killfile for you. On 10 Dec 2004 18:31:35 -0800, wrote: Ah, but he said this is OPENED chemistry, FP! It is certainly deceased. Cheers, -sd http://www.zoom.sh |
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Opened E-6 chemistry from April? It's dead.
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Opened E-6 chemistry from April? It's dead.
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