Arista Premium Chemicals? any idea

[mob81]

I'm looking at chemicals that can be shipped internationally...for B&W films.

I don't mind powder or liquid... all I care about that it's reusable.

I was looking at Arista Premium Liquid Film Developer and fixer.. is it any good?

Any other chemicals you used that can be shipped internationally please suggest.


Thanks in advance

 

[Thardy]

I've used a bunch of it (Arista Premium) and my daughter used it for her school projects.

Seems to work fine as a general purpose developer. I'm now using HC110 in the concentrated state because I have a couple of bottles of it. It keeps forever.

 

[mob81]

Thanks Thomas,
If anyone has a suggestion let me know.
It's my first time and I want one that can be shipped internationally and reusable.

 

[haziz]

Thanks Thomas,
If anyone has a suggestion let me know.
It's my first time and I want one that can be shipped internationally and reusable.

Have you considered Kodak Xtol? You can replenish it if used undiluted. It is a powder.

 

[Tom A]

Are you looking for chemicals that you can bring along while traveling - or shipped to home?
Traveling with chemicals is now more of a hassle than it is worth.
Shipping liquids is difficult. Air Freight forwarders are notoriously reluctnat to handle glass or plastic bottles for liability reasons.
Your best bet is to get Anchell/Troop's book "Film Developing Cook Book" and start mixing your own. Not difficult at all and as most, if not all the ingredients are "dry powder" - shipping them is easy. Most of the basic stuff is also available from local sources (Sodium Sulphite. Carbonate etc) as it is frequently used for other purposes.
It also cuts your cost considerably - I figured out that my last batch of 50 rolls cost me slightly less than $5 to develop. This was using an Adox formula and replenisher. It is similar to D76 and you would probably see similar savings with "home brewed" D76.
Hypo or Film Fix you can probably pick up locally. Try for liquid fix as mixing that powder is messy.

 

[mob81]

I want the chemicals to be shipped home.
I contacted kodak here in Saudi but they can only order large quantities and there is no ilford here.
So freestyle is my safest bet.
There are many choices for developers and fixers but I was looking for reusable ones if possible

Thanks Tom for the input

 

[Bruin]

Arista Premium Liquid Developer is Clayton F76+, which is a speed-increasing dev very similar to DDX. I used it for a while before switching to Diafine. It's more economical than DDX because the dilution ratio is higher.

For a reusable/replenishable powder dev, I really like Xtol and Diafine. Also check out PC-TEA for a dev similar to Xtol that you can make yourself and lasts a really long time.