Only a few days ago, somebody posted a thread on the longevity of fixer , and he specified that according to manufacturer direction a liter of fixer would be enough for 2 1/2 sheets of 8 x 10 .
I freaked out .... I change my 1/2 liter of solution for 4 x 5 after fixing 20 sheets, and discard 1 liter of diluted fixer only after having processed 10 sheets of 8 x 10 .
I have never worried because the clearing time is extremely acceptable after which i leave the film in the bath for 2 1/2 times the clearing stage .
I have been developing for twenty years now and i have not experienced any problem of sort with my negatives . It seems a little too on the "manufacturer side " to waste so much fixer .
Any input ?
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