bwcolor
Veteran
I opened my gallon Arista kit in March of 2011 and then purchased an X100. The concentrate (2/3 full) has been sitting in the dark at a constant fifty degree with dust-off replacing the air. I'll certainly toss the mixed solution.
Do I use the concentrate, or do I toss it and buy more? The slide thread has me wanting to shoot my Velvia.
Do I use the concentrate, or do I toss it and buy more? The slide thread has me wanting to shoot my Velvia.
loquax ludens
Well-known
I would definitely try it on a non-critical film first. I have no experience with the Arista kit, although I do have one unopened in my darkroom that I'll try soon. However, I had an opened Kodak E-6 5 liter kit a few years ago that had sat for over a year with Protectan or Beseler XDL spray, or similar, and it worked fine for some Astia sheet film. As far as I could tell, the colors were spot on.
EtoileFinder
Established
My Kodak E6 kit expired 3 years ago, and it is still active.