Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Back when I did my internship we would use dilution "A" of HC110. We each (each photographer) would have a 4 reel developing tank into which we would put 32oz of the dilution "A". We would use this solution all week. By wed or Thursday we were getting great negatives. We would just add a little time as the week went along depending on how the negs were looking. We would drop the film in agitate a little at the start let it sit 3 minutes then onto the fix. I always hated the negs on Monday, but they got really nice as the week went on. Also I was told by one of the the guys who used to cover the old NASA launches for UPI how they did their film. UPI was always the first out with a photo, they were even beating AP after AP had the Leaf35 and UPI still was spinning prints. Anyway Bill told me that what they would do was he would stand on the trailer and shoot 3 frames as the launch first happened then strip the camera and toss the film to Sam on the ground. Sam would run into the trailer and soup the film in HC110 "A" dilution heated to 110 degrees F for 30 sec into straight rapid fix 30 sec then print wet with a print in one minute 30 or so. They would towel off the print and stick the cpation that Jerry had written on it and spin it to Washington. Pretty slick. Leave it to the newsies to abuse film and get the results. I know that I have developed film in Dektol when in a hurry (30 sec development time with NO agatation), but never tried the HC110 hot trick. Sunday, Sunday, January 03, 1999, George Huczek wrote: > You can mix enough for one evening's worth of processing. It is > thick and syrupy, so you have to use a pipette or syringe to measure it. > 16 mL of the concentrate mixes to a total volume of 500mL with water > (dilution "B", 1:31), which will fill most two reel developing tanks. At > 20C (72F) give it 7.5 minutes, [standard disclaimer: or whatever > adjustments you need to make from this starting point based on your > equipment and technique.] The results are very nice, with smooth midtone > gradation and a unique look that only Tri-X can produce. Best regards, Harrison McClary http://people.delphi.com/hmphoto preview my book: http://www.volmania.com mailto:hmcclary@earthlink.net Everyone has a photographic memory, some just don't have film.