arista premium 400 (tri-x), hc-110 and zuiko 28/2.8

fish4570 · Expire: 2012-03-21

dilution H (1+63), 72F, 10 minutes, 15 seconds, gentle agitation, epson 4490 scans.

still some long-axis curl in the film so scans aren't as good as they could be, but the betterscanning glass helped some in that regard.

Nesster · Expire: 2014-02-20

Really good results you are getting from Tri-X and HC-110. I'm about to join you in that club Smile

Yeah, Tri-X is a pain with the curl. When Neopan 400 was available, I preferred it as it stays flat and was cheaper too... never mind the fine points of rendition and greyscale... I wasn't even looking at that!

iangreenhalgh1 · Expire: 2014-01-07

I like these a lot, nice tonal range and nice deep blacks, 4 is my fave, that seat looks so inviting, just sit and watch the world go by.

fish4570 · Expire: 2012-03-21

thank you, gentlemen ...

Katastrofo · Expire: 2013-11-19

Jussi and Paul, you guys are late to the table, but liking your results, Paul! Can't beat the convenience of HC-110 as a one-shot, was
the next dev after Thornton's I used a few years ago. And gives great results to a wide variety of film.

Katastrofo · Expire: 2013-11-19

Handy dilution guide for different tank sizes:

http://mysite.verizon.net/fowler/photo/hc110.htm

fish4570 · Expire: 2012-03-21

thanks a bunch, bill.
hc-110 works out a whole bunch less expensive than tmax or ilfosol-3. i am happy with my first roll of ap 400/tri-x. my first roll with hp5 was a bit spotty. i figure it is a matter of time and agitation ...

Katastrofo · Expire: 2013-11-19

I was told by folks that have used this dev since the 60's that too much agitation will up the grain and
contrast (HC-110 is a highly reactive dev).

@ 1+100 (HC-110F-G) AP 400 pushed to 1600, from 2009:

At high dilution it's a good candidate for semi-stand.

fish4570 · Expire: 2012-03-21

good stuff ...

martinsmith99 · Expire: 2013-11-18

Nice results and well done with the difficult lighting.

With agitation, I only invert twice every 60 seconds with any film/dev combo as I have found grain builds up if you increase this.

fish4570 · Expire: 2012-03-21

thanks, martin. maybe two swirls with the paterson stick would be sufficient, rather than five.

Field · Joined: 25 Apr 2012 Posts: 21

After drying leave film wound backwards in a film roll canister over night. It'll only bend in a horizontal way (like all film) instead of the top and bottom curling on itself and making scanning suck.

Orio · Expire: 2012-12-04

Beautiful light in #1, well catched.

fish4570 · Expire: 2012-03-21

thanks, orio.

by the way, i DO roll up the kodak film backwards and let set overnight. it does help some ...

Field · Joined: 25 Apr 2012 Posts: 21

or sometimes a week... Honestly I never get back to it the next day but it behaves normally if I do that.

fish4570 · Expire: 2012-03-21

thanks, field. i'll build a couple of days into my workflow for the next roll.