[pure-silver] Re: what hardening fixer to use? or how to hardener-ing a non-hardening fixer?
- From: Ryuji Suzuki <rs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 12:37:26 -0400 (EDT)
Any rapid hardening fixer is good, but make sure you buy fresh stock,
because those fixers at pH of 4.5 range can sulfurize in a year or two
of storage depending on the condition.
Also, use wash aid if fixer contains hardener. Hardening fix requires
plenty of washing. If you are not willing to mix chemicals, I would
say films that require hardening fixer are not worth bothering.
From: Gianni Rondinini <bugbarbeq@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [pure-silver] what hardening fixer to use? or how to hardener-ing a
non-hardening fixer?
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 18:07:27 +0200
> nowadays almost every film i've read tech data doesn't need hardening
> fixers and all the fixers i've seen --i have the ornano one (pure,
> distilled, wonderful crap) and a couple from ilford-- are
> non-hardening fixers.
>
> however, for "older type" films such as efke 25 and 100 (that i'd love
> to try on 4x5" format, expecially the 25 one) a hardening fixer is
> required or, at least, highly recommended (i'm just quoting from a
> reseller's website).
>
> the question now is: what hardening fixer do you suggest? i wouldn't
> want to brew anything at home because i really have no time to (i'll
> be glad to pay somebody to do it, if necessary) and have a preference
> for easy to find products, since it's getting harder and harder to
> find exothic chemicals.
>
> i thank you in advance for any suggestions.
>
> regards,
>
> p.s.: i'm sorry, but i have nothing more interesting or advanced than
> this to ask you, at the moment.
> p.p.s.: if any of you have a spare nikkor 9/300 and a spare super
> angulon 8/90 to throw away, i can't find any for reasonable prices :)
> --
> Gianni Rondinini (30, tanti, RA)
> Nikon user - Bmw driver
> http://bugbarbeq.deviantart.com
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