Re: B&W film developing questions

Lawrence Akutagawa wrote:
>
> 
> My two bits -
> 
> Rodinal is one time use.  But you are using 1:25 or 1:50 or even 1:100
such 
> that you use so little that the one time use is plenty.  No
replenishment, 
> no multiple use.

Thanks for the confirmation.

> 
> My own prediliction is to decant the 500ml container into 1 oz (30 ml)
glass 
> amber bottles.  I keep these tightly capped and use them in succession. 
No 
> problem at all.  Way back when, I recall a story about a partially used 
> bottle of Rodinal found in the late 1940s/early 1950s amongst the bombed

> ruins during the German reconstruction.  Turned out the contents were as

> good as new, despite the summer heat and the winter cold.
> 
> I don't use any commercial stop.  I use two successive water rinses
instead.
> 
> The rule of thumb with fixers is in room light to toss a piece of 
> undeveloped film scrap into the fixer - for 35mm, the leader/trailer of
the 
> roll is ideal.  Time how long it takes for the film to clear.  Fix for 
> double that time.  When the fixing period extends more than 10-12
minutes or 
> so, time for mix new fixer.  Keep the fixer in a dark, cool place. 

Awesome.  Thanks for the tip about the fixer.

Greg