Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I use HC110 with Tri-X using another "formula" I also found on photo.net. Dil. (B) 68F/20C 4.5 minutes 20 seconds initial gentle agitation 1 slow inversion every minute (at the 15 sec mark) Pour right at 4.5 minutes Very nice negatives with minimal grain. I find it's more predictable than what I get with D76 1:1, but then, there's alot of variables there. Aaron Sandler wrote: > Juan, > > Thanks for looking and giving your comments. Unfortunately, I'm not > the most knowledgeable when it comes to the details of developing > magic, but I'll try... > > The reason I tried this is pretty simple: I ran out of D76 but I had a > bottle of HC110!!! But the reason I had the HC110 is that Travis on > photo.net had a crazy-sounding developing scheme, and I've often liked > his work. Some other things had appealed to me about his scheme: > the higher temperature is convenient in the summer so I can use water > straight out of the tap without needing to cool it, and using liquid > concentrate and not having to agitate sounded about right for my lazy > self. :) :) > > My basic understanding is that by not agitating it is possible to > bring out shadow details because developer near the denser (highlight) > portions of the negs gets tired faster than developer near the shadow > portions of the negs, so you can develop longer continuing to bring > out the shadows without blowing the highlights. (Someone please > correct me if I'm wrong here.) This would seem to be more important > when pushing film, and Travis often shoots TriX at 1600, but he had > shared times for 400 and up. >