Type 55 neg and HC110

**BobCrowley** · 2-Jun-2012, 10:02

HC110 works fine. Better to use monobath R3 with HC-110 to reduce/eliminate fog and achieve more of the original intended appearance though.

Quall's formula of which R3 is one version is great for old emulsion as it greatly reduces fog and provides a superior negative too. The film in 55 is SO-139, from Kodak. Slow development in dilute developers is not so great.

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**gliderbee** · 3-Jun-2012, 02:49

Originally Posted by J. Fada

Wally if the pods are crystallized then it is better to just open them up and develop the film.

Ken- IIRC the negative was a Kodak film and it could have been something like Panatomic-X or Double-X. You may want to start with the times for those films. Good luck!

How does one know if the pods are crystallized?

Stefan.

**Ken Kapinski** · 4-Jun-2012, 17:38

For myself, I ran some sheets through my 545 holder and got very uneven development, and only on the pod side of the negative. I think my box had expired in the late 90's.

Ken