T-Max with RS dev: replenish or toss after each use

[Gene Crumpler]

I agree with Bob to dump a 9:1 dilution, use plain water in place of a stop bath and then use rapid fixer at film strength to get very rapid clearing of your negatives. With a thin film like tech pan, the film is clear before I can get the tank open!

[David F. Stein]

I disagree. TMax RS was designed, like Acufine and some other developers, to be a fill back up to level and re-use developer. Divide that gallon into four quarts (the old glass pop bottles, Arizona Tea bottles or empty one-liter glass beer bottles are far superior to any plastic stuff). Use quart 2 to replenish quart 1; then 2 is empty, do the same thing with 3 and 4. Rodinal, D-76, HC-110, XD-11, are all great developers and so is TMax RS for roll and sheet films-don't worry, however, unless this is being used a lot by commercial and scientific processors, I doubt it will survive much longer. Just a guess.