Can I scan directly a non fixed negative film or paper?

[carbo73]

Hi,

As most of us I'm stuck in quarantine at home for the coronavirus. I'm planing to make a shoe box pinhole camera for my children, but can't access dark room chemicals (I have a dark room, but not at home). I can try caffenol for developer, skip stop bath but.... what about fixer? As I said I can't bought anything as every shop except food is closed, and I can't order anything superfluous as this through Amazon, as this is putting in danger workers just for non-essential work.

Could I develop and wash in the dark a 4x5 film sheet or photographic paper used in my pinhole camera, and then rush to the flatbed scanner to digitalize the image before it vanishes for lack of fixer? Once I did that to a solarigraphy pinhole camera I had, but then the paper negative had been "taking" the image for months!

Thanks in advance.

 

[retinax]

In my experience with paper, if you use a stop bath, that should work. Citric acid, vinegar or even lemon juice, acidic bathroom cleaner, tomato juice, wine... should do. Without, no. It'll be a bit of a mess.

 

[jbielikowski]

Just order chemicals you need, people still need work and business need customers, not your mercy.

 

[Godfrey]

I'd agree with this notion: just order some Ilford Rapid Fixer from Amazon with next day delivery.

G

 

[valdas]

I'd agree with this notion: just order some Ilford Rapid Fixer from Amazon with next day delivery.

G

Amazon is Catalonia is not the same as Amazon in California 🙂

 

[Godfrey]

Amazon is Catalonia is not the same as Amazon in California 🙂

And who's fault is that? 😉