Ilford Rapid Fixer - 5 Litres

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Ian-Barber

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Just been hunting around for some prices on Ilford Rapid Fixer.

1L = £13 (roughly)
5L = £29.99

Obviously buying a 5L works out much cheaper @ just over £5 per L. Without decanting the 5L into smaller bottles, with your experience, roughly what would be the shelf life of the 5L bottle once opened.
 
We've had a 1 literally bottle, part-used, for around 7 years and it still works fine.
 
Just realised auto-correct had its way. That should read "a 1 litre bottle" actually, not literally :rolleyes:
 
Fotospeed FX40 alkaline fix has no acid in it so it takes an eternity for it to break down. Not sure if they still make it.
 
Another vote for Fotospeed . I like the FX30, which seems to last forever. My experience with Kodak Rapid fixer is that it starts to develop solids after a few years, which stick to your negatives and produce white spots on your prints. So if you like spotting, buy a big container of Ilford fixer...

Alan
 
Alan Clark said:
................................... My experience with Kodak Rapid fixer is that it starts to develop solids after a few years, which stick to your negatives and produce white spots on your prints. So if you like spotting, buy a big container of Ilford fixer...

Alan
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Er, which should I buy Alan? :eek::)
 
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