HC-110 help or opinions

[derekkeatonphoto]

Asking to see opinions on best dilution for HC-110 concentrate for Paterson tank with mod 54 insert.
I've used HC-110 in the past for trays and have used sprint lately for the Paterson tank. Some of the info provided seems confusing.
Any suggestions or info would be great, Thanks!

[Peter Gomena]

I'd use dilution H, which is dilution B cut 1:1 with water. Dilution B gives a pretty short development time and can make images with too much contrast.

[otto.f]

I can see what Peter means with dilution B, but I only experienced that with 35mm. With 4x5” B is perfect for me: for TriX then. Btw, what film are we talking about?

[Tobias Key]

I used HC-110 in a one shot 1+49 solution with my combiplan because it made it simple to mix up 1 litre of developer with no waste. I just used the dilution E development times and added a little time. I have since gone to Xtol 1+1 because I think you get more speed out of the film than you do with HC-110 and it gives slightly better negatives.

[Pere Casals]

Asking to see opinions on best dilution for HC-110 concentrate

HC-110 is interesting for a continuous agitation process because contrast control can be obtained from concentration. In continous agitation it's clear that agitation is not a control factor, so in that situation using a developer that can vary tonality from concetration may be a plus.

Usually for Zone System like N+/- metering/processing a particular HC-110 concentration is used depending on the N, google: HC-110 contrast control , for plenty information, graphs and opinions on that.

Also see this video, at the end it shows a Mod45 alternative https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSvQh17SxkE

[derekkeatonphoto]

I can see what Peter means with dilution B, but I only experienced that with 35mm. With 4x5” B is perfect for me: for TriX then. Btw, what film are we talking about?

I'll be using Tri-x 320 and Tmax100

[derekkeatonphoto]

Thanks for the awesome feedback everyone!
I will Check the videos and do some research

[esearing]

Nice beginner developer for scenes with low to medium contrast (SBR). Once I found Pyrocat for sheet films, HC110 became relegated to roll film developer only, and diluted 1:63.

[Alan9940]

If you haven't seen this info, yet, you may wish to review: http://www.covingtoninnovations.com/hc110/

I've used HC-110 for nearly 40 years, mostly with Tri-X, in roll and sheet films up to 8x10. It's a perfectly good developer; nothing magical, though. Since I started using a Jobo many years ago and most of the year I'm developing at temps >20C, I tend to use dil H (1:63). If you use it, just make sure you have about 6ml of syrup per 4x 4x5 or 1x 8x10.

[Pere Casals]

http://www.covingtoninnovations.com/hc110/


+1

[Drew Wiley]

HC-110 is an amazingly versatile developer, given how it can be predictably used at significantly different dilutions. It also lasts a long time in concentrate form. I employ it for certain technical applications of TMax and other films in the lab. For general shooting, I prefer PMK pyro.

[Bill Poole]

Times per massive development chart.
Tanks: Paterson Roll 120 and 35mm, SP 45, MOD54 insert in Paterson
Dilution B for times 6 minutes and more.
Dilution H for films where MDC Dilution B times would be less than 6 minutes.
Agitation:gentle inversions for about 10 sec once every minute.
Hope this helps.