Re: Developer Turned Black [Was: Sad state of Photo Stores]

2007-09-30 Thread P. J. Alling
I've misplaced both my Falcon air evac bottles and my marbles. graywolf wrote: Har!!! Scott Loveless wrote: Marbles. P. J. Alling wrote: Falcon air evac bottles. 1/2 gallon http://tinyurl.com/2kctld full gallon http://tinyurl.com/399yud Bob Blakely wrote: It would

Re: Developer Turned Black [Was: Sad state of Photo Stores]

2007-09-30 Thread Beaker
True confessions...? On Sep 30, 2007, at 1:30 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: I've misplaced both my Falcon air evac bottles and my marbles. graywolf wrote: Har!!! Scott Loveless wrote: Marbles. P. J. Alling wrote: Falcon air evac bottles. snop -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Developer Turned Black [Was: Sad state of Photo Stores]

2007-09-30 Thread Kenneth Waller
So you finally admit you lost your marbles ;} Kenneth Waller http://tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Developer Turned Black [Was: Sad state of Photo Stores] I've misplaced both my Falcon air evac bottles and my marbles

Re: Developer Turned Black [Was: Sad state of Photo Stores]

2007-09-30 Thread P. J. Alling
Only in the most narrow sense... Kenneth Waller wrote: So you finally admit you lost your marbles ;} Kenneth Waller http://tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Developer Turned Black [Was: Sad state of Photo Stores

RE: Developer Turned Black [Was: Sad state of Photo Stores]

2007-09-27 Thread Anthony Farr
September 2007 9:33 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Developer Turned Black [Was: Sad state of Photo Stores] It would be nice if the bottles had bladders so that they could be capped half used without any air to oxidize the contents. Regards, Bob... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Developer Turned Black [Was: Sad state of Photo Stores]

2007-09-27 Thread Bob Blakely
Ah ha! Just like the spouts on bar bottles of Jack Daniel's! Regards, Bob... Art is not a reflection of reality. it is the reality of a reflection. -Jean Luc Godard - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL

Re: Developer Turned Black [Was: Sad state of Photo Stores]

2007-09-27 Thread graywolf
Har!!! Scott Loveless wrote: Marbles. P. J. Alling wrote: Falcon air evac bottles. 1/2 gallon http://tinyurl.com/2kctld full gallon http://tinyurl.com/399yud Bob Blakely wrote: It would be nice if the bottles had bladders so that they could be capped half used without any air to

Re: Developer Turned Black [Was: Sad state of Photo Stores]

2007-09-27 Thread graywolf
That was not a problem until you go near the bottom of the bottle, then you just used a finger to partially block the mouth. Marbles were the standard thing back in the 1950's. Bob Blakely wrote: Ingenious, but what do you do about the marbles trying to run out with the developer when you

Re: Developer Turned Black [Was: Sad state of Photo Stores]

2007-09-27 Thread Mark Cassino
I keep half gallon, 1 quart, and 1 pint bottles on hand. You can juggle things around so that only one of the pint bottles is partially full. If that turns, it's a small loss. Tried the marble thing - it was a PITA. Rodinal seems to keep forever, and HC110 goes from lager yellow to ale tan, but

Re: Developer Turned Black [Was: Sad state of Photo Stores]

2007-09-27 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Mark Cassino Subject: Re: Developer Turned Black [Was: Sad state of Photo Stores] Rodinal seems to keep forever, and HC110 goes from lager yellow to ale tan, but still seems to hold up well, As my developing volumes drop, I've switched to those two. I

Developer Turned Black [Was: Sad state of Photo Stores]

2007-09-26 Thread Bob Blakely
It would be nice if the bottles had bladders so that they could be capped half used without any air to oxidize the contents. Regards, Bob... Life isn't like a box of chocolates . . it's more like a jar of jalapenos. What you do today,

Re: Developer Turned Black [Was: Sad state of Photo Stores]

2007-09-26 Thread P. J. Alling
Falcon air evac bottles. 1/2 gallon http://tinyurl.com/2kctld full gallon http://tinyurl.com/399yud Bob Blakely wrote: It would be nice if the bottles had bladders so that they could be capped half used without any air to oxidize the contents. Regards, Bob...

Re: Developer Turned Black [Was: Sad state of Photo Stores]

2007-09-26 Thread Bob Blakely
Well there you are! Great! Regards, Bob... “Art is not a reflection of reality. it is the reality of a reflection.” –Jean Luc Godard - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Falcon air evac bottles. 1/2

Re: Developer Turned Black [Was: Sad state of Photo Stores]

2007-09-26 Thread Scott Loveless
Marbles. P. J. Alling wrote: Falcon air evac bottles. 1/2 gallon http://tinyurl.com/2kctld full gallon http://tinyurl.com/399yud Bob Blakely wrote: It would be nice if the bottles had bladders so that they could be capped half used without any air to oxidize the contents. Regards,

Re: Developer Turned Black [Was: Sad state of Photo Stores]

2007-09-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Plastic bottles like that are so porous that they don't really help. I had a few of them and tossed them as they are nearly impossible to clean properly. I use brown glass bottles sold by chemical supply companies, and fill the air space by putting clear glass marbles in as I consume

Re: Developer Turned Black [Was: Sad state of Photo Stores]

2007-09-26 Thread Bob Blakely
Ingenious, but what do you do about the marbles trying to run out with the developer when you pour it? Regards, Bob... Art is not a reflection of reality. it is the reality of a reflection. -Jean Luc Godard - Original Message

RE: Developer Turned Black [Was: Sad state of Photo Stores]

2007-09-26 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bob Blakely It would be nice if the bottles had bladders so that they could be capped half used without any air to oxidize the contents. They make bottles with accordion pleats so you can compress the bottle to exclude air as you use up the contents.

Re: Developer Turned Black [Was: Sad state of Photo Stores]

2007-09-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Bob Blakely Subject: Re: Developer Turned Black [Was: Sad state of Photo Stores] Well there you are! Great! Falcon air evac bottles. 1/2 gallon http://tinyurl.com/2kctld full gallon http://tinyurl.com/399yud I've used those things in the past. My

Re: Developer Turned Black [Was: Sad state of Photo Stores]

2007-09-26 Thread Doug Franklin
Bob Blakely wrote: Ingenious, but what do you do about the marbles trying to run out with the developer when you pour it? Cheesecloth? -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: Developer Turned Black [Was: Sad state of Photo Stores]

2007-09-26 Thread ann sanfedele
Scott Loveless wrote: Marbles. no thanks - ... oh you meant I used to pour the chems into smaller glass bottles as soon as I opened or mixed a large amount. ann P. J. Alling wrote: Falcon air evac bottles. 1/2 gallon http://tinyurl.com/2kctld full gallon http://tinyurl.com/399yud

RE: Developer Turned Black [Was: Sad state of Photo Stores]

2007-09-26 Thread John Poirier
List Subject: Re: Developer Turned Black [Was: Sad state of Photo Stores] Bob Blakely wrote: Ingenious, but what do you do about the marbles trying to run out with the developer when you pour it? Cheesecloth? -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Developer Turned Black [Was: Sad state of Photo Stores]

2007-09-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sep 26, 2007, at 6:59 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: Bob Blakely wrote: Ingenious, but what do you do about the marbles trying to run out with the developer when you pour it? Cheesecloth? or a small filter cap on the bottle for pouring. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List