Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - --------------7D777E587F28A43D3C0A4827 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit When I used to do news photography we would have a deep tank (such as a 4x5 tank) always loaded with HC110-A. Our normal developer was D76 which we replenished but when we had spot news with a tight deadline it was straight into the HC110 processing in the dark with the reels on just a reel hanger. This we would agitate every 30 sec. or so for whatever time the ambient temp. of the developer called for. From there straight into fixer (which we also always kept in a deep tank and I still do to this day) for quick clearing. Then wash for 30 sec., dryer for 1 minute and into the Focomat 1C to print wet. We'd rewash negs later and I always felt bad having to clean the crud off the Focomat glass but a deadline was a deadline. We covered the gubernatorial swearing-in ceremonies this way one year in 5 degree weather with about six staff photogs, the paper was running multiple inaugural editions that morning and holding the presses until artwork arrived. We were cranking, at our prime and everything went great. I only had one bad occurence when I was walking backward photographing the governor and his wife walking to a nearby reception and I walked into one of the capitol police kiosks. The governor's wife rushed over and helped me up. Nothing damamged but my young pride. And that is how you use HC110. I should add that we really used it as a utility developer in a pinch but none of us really liked it at either A or B dilutions because the highlights were too dense and hard to print through. I do still use it occassionally at the B dilution, mixed straight from syrup, for my 4x5 Tri-X. Carl Socolow - --------------7D777E587F28A43D3C0A4827 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="csocolow.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for csocolow Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="csocolow.vcf" begin:vcard n:Socolow;Carl x-mozilla-html:FALSE org:Socolow Photography adr:;;;Camp Hill;PA;17011;USA version:2.1 email;internet:csocolow@microserve.net fn:Carl Socolow end:vcard - --------------7D777E587F28A43D3C0A4827--