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I like Hc110. Especially for roll film. I don't like the convoluted "working
solution" dilutions and sub dilutions, or the short times some of the
dilutions and sub dilutions create. It should be simple to use Hc110, like
Rodinal.
If you care to research, there was a method to Kodaks madness when they
created the dilutions and routines for Hc110, but they are of little
convenience for the darkroom enthusiast. I get more questions about
mixing and developing with Hc110 than all other developers combined. It is
a great developer that doesn't need to be complex in usage.
Here is how to use it on roll film in an inversion tank, like Rodinal:
First of all, forget about saving and replenishing it. Mix up what you need, use
it, and dump it. It's so cheap under normal usage that saving it is fairly
useless from a cost savings perspective, plus consistent performance is
assured by using it one-shot.
Next, forget about an intermediate working solution. Mix it directly from the
concentrate. Use a small bottle and a baby syringe (available at any drug
store) to mix directly from the concentrate. Simply mix it 1:50(1+49 is fine if
you cow to the anal-yzers as it's too close too matter, but there is that certain
brand of photographer, with no photos to show, that have to point up stuff like
that as if it makes up for the lack of something else, so this bit in the
parentheses is for them, well this, and three more words, the first of which is
go, and the last of which is yourself) Use the times below as a starting guide
(you may not expose the same as me, or may not have the same taste in
negatives, so these are only suggestions that should get you in the ballpark
to do your own tweeking)
So without further ado,
Hc110 direct from concentrate-1:50 , 68f 20c, agitate first 30s with 2
inversions every 30s thereafter.
****Note to the civilized-Please keep in mind that this methodology is for the
US version of the concentrate*****
Acros100 @ 100 - 8 min
Efke 25 @ 20 - 10.5 min
Efke100 @ 100 - 10 min
Ilford FP4+ @ 64 - 9 min
Ilford FP4+ @ 125 - 11 min
Ilford HP5 @ 400 - 8 min
Ilford HP5 @ 800 - 11.5 min
Plus X @ 125 - 8 min
Tmax100 @ 100 - 9 min
Tmax400 @ 400 - 9 min
TriX320 @ 320 -8 min
TriX400 @ 400 - 8 min
The following was provided by photographer David William White:
Arista EDU-Ultra 100 @ 100 - 6.5 min
Ilford Pan F+ @ 50 - 5.5 min
solution" dilutions and sub dilutions, or the short times some of the
dilutions and sub dilutions create. It should be simple to use Hc110, like
Rodinal.
If you care to research, there was a method to Kodaks madness when they
created the dilutions and routines for Hc110, but they are of little
convenience for the darkroom enthusiast. I get more questions about
mixing and developing with Hc110 than all other developers combined. It is
a great developer that doesn't need to be complex in usage.
Here is how to use it on roll film in an inversion tank, like Rodinal:
First of all, forget about saving and replenishing it. Mix up what you need, use
it, and dump it. It's so cheap under normal usage that saving it is fairly
useless from a cost savings perspective, plus consistent performance is
assured by using it one-shot.
Next, forget about an intermediate working solution. Mix it directly from the
concentrate. Use a small bottle and a baby syringe (available at any drug
store) to mix directly from the concentrate. Simply mix it 1:50(1+49 is fine if
you cow to the anal-yzers as it's too close too matter, but there is that certain
brand of photographer, with no photos to show, that have to point up stuff like
that as if it makes up for the lack of something else, so this bit in the
parentheses is for them, well this, and three more words, the first of which is
go, and the last of which is yourself) Use the times below as a starting guide
(you may not expose the same as me, or may not have the same taste in
negatives, so these are only suggestions that should get you in the ballpark
to do your own tweeking)
So without further ado,
Hc110 direct from concentrate-1:50 , 68f 20c, agitate first 30s with 2
inversions every 30s thereafter.
****Note to the civilized-Please keep in mind that this methodology is for the
US version of the concentrate*****
Acros100 @ 100 - 8 min
Efke 25 @ 20 - 10.5 min
Efke100 @ 100 - 10 min
Ilford FP4+ @ 64 - 9 min
Ilford FP4+ @ 125 - 11 min
Ilford HP5 @ 400 - 8 min
Ilford HP5 @ 800 - 11.5 min
Plus X @ 125 - 8 min
Tmax100 @ 100 - 9 min
Tmax400 @ 400 - 9 min
TriX320 @ 320 -8 min
TriX400 @ 400 - 8 min
The following was provided by photographer David William White:
Arista EDU-Ultra 100 @ 100 - 6.5 min
Ilford Pan F+ @ 50 - 5.5 min