Re: how purple does kodak stop get?

I gave up on indicator stop bath years ago and just use vinegar, or nothing
at all since I discard the fix after each use, to insure freshness. It's
done for when it turns purple.
----- Original Message -----
From: "R Duarte" <rahji@rahji.com>
To: <pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com>
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 2:09 PM
Subject: [pinhole-discussion] how purple does kodak stop get?

> So, to make that project that I just emailed about I turned my bathroom
into
> a darkroom. It's worked pretty good. I'm just wondering about one
thing...
> the stop bath seems to turn purple really quickly (like 20 mins?)..
> especially if normal light hits it. How dark does it get before it's bad,
> or are you supposed to ditch it as soon as it starts changing color? Does
> it ever get opaque? Maybe I mixed it wrong.. 2 fl. oz. to a gallon is
what
> I did. Thanks for any answers... sorry the question isn't
> pinhole-specific..
>
> thanks,
> rob
>
>
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Received on Fri Sep 7 16:51:06 2001