Kostas: > well the question is: > are the B&W film developmnet processes light freindly? > can the stop and fix bath be carried in an -open to room light- container ? > > the question springs from an almost accident when i opened the tank to pour > out the developer...i immediately closed it, and it seems that no harm was > done...there wasn't any developer to react with once more exposed to light > film, and that exposed silver would be removed during fixing...isn't that > so? Hi again Kostas. The answer is that there is a desensitizing action on film sensitivity by the developer BUT you can still fog your film in white light. Once the developer is neutralized or removed by the action of a stop or washing, exposure to white light will do no harm, so fixing can be safely carried out in lit conditions. Karl
