Nick Curious as to why you don't mix your own print developer - I purchase most of my chemicals, but I do mix my own D-72 because I prefer the way fresh developer works. Mark --- Nick Zentena <zentena@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Saturday 29 October 2005 10:52, DarkroomMagic > wrote: > > I'm afraid, we are contributing to the market > being unstable this way. For > > example, Peter just dropped out as a chemical > customer for the next 10 > > years! Also, in a few years he runs the danger of > all his chemicals not > > being any good anymore, or nobody remembers or has > any experience with the > > chemicals he is using. This might suit his image > making, but he is also > > running the danger of alienating himself from > forums like this. > > > > I will follow a different approach: > > > > 1. I'll buy chemicals when needed in reasonable > quantities. > > 2. I try to be flexible with chemicals, film and > paper. > > 3. I will not reward a company leaving the market > by stocking up on their > > products. > > > > > > Normally I'd agree with you. But Ilford has already > made it clear they intend > to batch produce some things. So if you want ULF > you'll have to stock up. If > they decide to make 220 it'll be the same thing. I'd > much rather order once > every couple of months. Or drop into the local shop > but it's not going to > happen. Ilford would rather make the stuff every > so often forcing us to > buy at least 6 months but more likely 12 months > worth. But how many are going > to risk the next run being 12 months and not 13 > months away? So we'll be > stuck stocking more like 24 months. > > For chemicals I've been mixing my own almost > totally for awhile. Other then > print developer,sistan,photo-flo and RA-4 I mix my > own. I could mix > everything but sistan if I had to. > > Nick > ============================================================================================================= > To unsubscribe from this list, go to > www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the > same e-mail address and password you set-up when you > subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there. > __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com ============================================================================================================= To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there.