From: Walt Goettman (goettmw@mmwyeth.com)
Date: 12/13/00-03:19:28 PM Z
I have had success mixing HC-110 with Selectol-Soft which I found in the
following account:
Develop the film in a photo tray (containing 1 litre of water, 10
millilitres of concentrated Multigrade paper
developer and 10 millilitres of concentrated Kodak HC-110
developer) for exactly 3 minutes at approximately
20° Celcius. .
If the positive is too soft, double (or even further increase) the
amount of HC-110 developer. If the positive is
too hard, mix a new developing bath with half the amount of
HC-110. Do not change the amount of Multigrade
developer – only the amount of HC-110 affects the tonal range.
So, when you have determined the optimum
exposure time for the negative, you can regulate the contrast and
tonal range of the positive by means of the
amount of HC-110
My developement times vary. This account can be found at http://home5.inet.tele.dk/artguide/uk/index.html
Walt
FotoDave@aol.com wrote:
>
> << So what are you using now? Dilute paper developer with APH film?
> >>
>
> If you don't want to mix your own, you can try diluted film developer too,
> which is inherently less contrasty than paper developer because paper
> developer is designed to develop the image to full.
>
> Diluted D-76 and HC-110 work nicely. I found that diluted TMax developer,
> however, gives a lot of base+fog density. If your original negative is really
> contrasty, you might consider using a superlow contrast developer like LC-1
> (see PF issue #2), or use a normal negative (instead of lith negative) for
> the interpositive. The reason is lith film has a relatively short exposure
> range.
>
> Dave S
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