I bought one case each of the Kodak SM chemicals. This is as follows:
Developer Cat. No. 175-6337 (6x2L)
Bleach Cat. No. 882-4690 (2x2.7L)
Fixer Cat. No. 846-2681 (2x3.9L)
Rinse Cat. No. 192-5254 (12x1.5L)
Shipping was calculated by weight and the total cost of the chemicals and shipping was around $250. Assuming I use it one shot in my Jobo tanks (and I will until I do some control strip tests of reuse) that use 270mL for 6 sheets of 4x5, that comes out to 266 sheets at $0.94 per sheet. The alternative is the only lab left in Miami at $2.50 per sheet. This would use up all my developer, but not the other chemicals. The Formulary 1L kit is $45 after shipping to me. That is $2.50 per 4x5 sheet, but I could stretch it to $1.87 if I use 250mL per run rather than the recommended 270mL and single shot.
According to Kodak, the SM chemicals do not use a starter.
04-12-2011 04:01 PM
#0
- Join Date
- Feb 2004
- Location
- Crestview Hills, KY
- Shooter
- 8x10 Format
- Posts
- 1,786
Last edited by Greg Davis; 04-12-2011 at 10:01 PM. Click to view previous post history.
www.gregorytdavis.com
Did millions of people suddenly disappear? This may have an answer.
"No one knows that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father." -Matthew 24:36
Adv Reply