Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/01/17

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Subject: HC110 replenisher
From: pmkramer@worldnet.att.net (Peter Kramer)
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 10:31:23 -0600

I used to work for a commercial photographer (Barney Hillerman, older
brother of Tony Hillerman) here in Oklahoma City (about 20+ years ago)
who used the following:

HC110 replensher diluted 1 part to 15 of water
5 min at 75 degree F
Agitate first 30 sec., agitate for 30 sec mid-way
TRI-X rated at 4000 ASA

He used it to shoot pee-wee football (small kids, USA style football)
and basketball night games. We would then print 2x3 foot posters. The
contrast was low, grain noticible, but tight. (sometimes, we would print
the poster slightly out of focus, and then they were grainless!) He used
a Canon FTB with 135mm f 1.8 at 60th or 125th/sec. (Unrepentant, he
believed Leica and Nikon were over-rated and over-priced, and preferred
Contax and Canon.)

He found the formula somewhere, but couldn't remember the source. Anyone
have a name or source?