[pure-silver] Re: Delta Pro 400 in DD-X

Hi Elias, regarding the life span of DDX, I got a bag of glass pebbles intended for an aquarium. The glass pebbles are about the size of a marble only they are flattened out a bit. I washed and rinsed them really well and then put then into my half full bottles of DDX and Rodinal. I filled the developer bottles with enough glass pebbles that the developer came right up to the brim and then I capped the bottles off real nice and tight and put them in the refrigerator. I expect the DDX to last a very long time like that and the Rodinal to last forever. Next time I use it I will top it off with more glass pebbles till it is full again.
I can't see any reason this won't work. I wish I could take credit for the idea but actually I gleaned it off the APUG forum as someone was using marbles.
I am also experimenting with extending the life of mixed Dektol by freezing it. I have seen a lot of warnings that it might not work because one chem or another could go out of solution and then not be re dissolved but I have never seen the report from anyone who tried it so I decided I would try it. I mixed up the 19 liter kit of dektol and froze several 1 liter bottles. They have been frozen solid for a month now and I am thawing one to try today. 
Dennis
On Sep 28, 2008, at 17:06, ERoustom wrote:


Good evening List,
A few threads ago it was suggested I try to see how long a bottle of DD-X will last. So I bought a liter of it, and have used it on a roll of IDP400, and I'm quite satisfied with the results. These are initial findings, and I've yet to fully test my roll in the darkroom - my contact print look good. I exposed and processed by the label, and I've the negatives look like they'll be just fine for my condenser enlarger. This isn't the case with other films of traditional emulsions, or even with IDP100. The last roll os IDP400 I tried many months ago was souped in Clayton F76, and I remember a similar result. Is there something about IDP400 and it's Tabular Grain that makes it thinner, and less apt to clog shadows, or have I stumbled on a combination that suits my methods? 

Elias
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