Yes, I was going to mention Rodinal, but the question was about powder developers.
I recently found an original, sealed glass bottle of Rodinal that I purchased in 1969. It'll be interesting to see how well it works Just for the record, I'd not trust any liquid developer (other than Rodinal) to have a long shelf life after it's been opened. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Adam Maas > Except for Rodinal. Even oxidized, it's good for decades, just turns black. > > Lovely stuff. > > -Adam > > > > Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > No, many will oxidize or lose potency over time. I've opened older sealed > > bags of several brands of powdered developer only to find that the contents > > had turned brown, or, if they looked OK, development times were way off. > > If you're going to mix your own, the shelf life of the individual chemicals > > is much longer than ready made. > > > > Shel > > > > > > > > > >>[Original Message] > >>From: Gonz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>To: <[email protected]> > >>Date: 1/10/2006 12:28:17 PM > >>Subject: Re: Pentax lens test on DIGITAL? All Pentax DSLR same imagaing? > >> > >>I'm thinking purely B&W use on the 6x7. > >> > >>So the powdered versions keep pretty much forever?
