Quarantine -> (mixed) chems

[neildw]

Other people also watching there mixed chems slowly going rubbish as you can not make & develop new photographs due to quarantaine.

(ps: health is more important than chems, ofcourse!)

[koraks]

Nope. Properly stored, c41 chemistry stays just fine many months, so not a problem here. Plus, I find I have a little more time now to shoot.

Lemons --> lemonade.

[neildw]

Nope. Properly stored, c41 chemistry stays just fine many months, so not a problem here. Plus, I find I have a little more time now to shoot.

Lemons --> lemonade.


My chemicals are all stored well too, but my mixed (prepared) C41's... wont the go bad very fast?
Or do they really stay good for many months?

I have stored them in dark bottles, in a closed box, in a cold cellar.

[koraks]

In glass bottles filled to the rim and tightly capped C41 developer generally lasts at least 6 months, but usually more. Bleach is of no concern to begin with; it lasts more or less indefinitely. Fixer also has a fairly long lifetime; somewheren in-between the developer and the bleach.

[Drew Wiley]

My biggest problem is Part B of RA4 developer. It goes bad long before the other ingredients, even in unopened concentrate. Some places used to sell that in a little bottle by itself. Since RA4 Blix in particular is slightly irritating to my respiratory tract, I'm going to forego any color printing this entire season. All my powder chem can last for many years without issue. I keep unopened bottles of glycin powder in the freezer because it can gradually shift otherwise.