Last night I did my first film developing for a very long while (might even be measured in decades and fractions there of).
Unknown camera saved from the tip in a flat clearance, well out of date Tri-X, well out of date developer (Ultrafin+) of a type that I have never used before, diy stopbath from a recipe in a book and Rapid Fixer that was as old as the developer. What's to go wrong?
As it happens I decided to do the whole film rather than just the first half dozen frames (and it was the wrong film with pictures I might want to save!). Only problem was the fixer which hadn't cleared after 5 minutes. I looked at the film after a minute of washing, thought "Oh crikes!" and put the fixer back in for a further 20mins. Then a very long wash while I walked the dogs. I need to get my cheap scanner out tonight to see what I've really got but the negs look fine. FWIW fixer and developer were unopened bottles.
I will invest in some new chemicals before going further but for now I'm pleased
ETA Pleased with the results on the whole. A bit soot and whitewash which is in part due to extending the contrast in the developer (in case it turned out a bit soft) and in greater part due to the jumble sale 15€ scanner (on which I have broken a trap on the exit side trying to clean it, which didn't help). It is 32 bit so I must try it on the old XP netbook to see if it is any happier. (Need a darkroom and a decent enlarger but I'm not investing at the moment). Future developing may try to adapt contrast to the scanner.
On-camera flash on an autofocus compact is definitely limiting!