ben_hutcherson Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Yeah, I'm sure what you've said is all true and if for any reason I happened to be out of vinegar I'd probably just use plain water. I'll leave it to more knowledgable people to argue over why to use a stop bath or why you don't need it. :) I think it's fairly safe to say though that it's not absolutely essential when processing film. I don't particularly care for the smell of glacial acetic acid, which is what things like Kodak's indicator stop bath are. Quite a while ago, I switched to using a citric acid stop, which mostly has no smell, or if it does it's only a light citrus-type scent. There again, I only really mix it up if I'm doing fiber base paper. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodeo_joe1 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Quite a while ago, I switched to using a citric acid stop, which mostly has no smell, or if it does it's only a light citrus-type scent. There's nothing like the lemon-fresh smell of a good B&W print! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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