Using HC-110 and Rodinal and my main developers, it takes forever to go through stop bath. I do rinse first, then stop, then rise again - the only putative benefit of the stop being that it should prolong the pH of the hardener in the fixer (and now that Classic Pan has returned I'm returning to using a hardening fixer.)
That said - I think I've mixed up something life 4 half gallons in the last 2 years, still using the old stock from my father's darkroom. But, it really depends on the developer - if you use D19 or the paper developer Dektol for film (formerly known as D72), it will neutralize the acetic acid very quickly, even with a rinse before the stop bath is applied.
- MCC
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Mark Cassino Photography
Kalamazoo, MI
www.markcassino.com
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Loveless" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <pentax-discuss@pdml.net>
Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 9:44 AM
Subject: OT Stop bath
Anybody know anything about shipping stop bath. B&H won't do it just now. Adorama doesn't seem to have a problem letting me add it to my cart. The Camera Store says it must be shipped as a hazardous material and will incur additional charges. Is this something new, or I have I been out of the loop for too long? -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com
