Foma Pan & HC110

[XAos]

The datasheet for Arista Edu Ultra 100 list HC110 as a 'not recommended ' developer. I found one data set showing Dilution B as 3:30. Does anyone have any experience or insights into this? Is it not recommneded due to the short dev time or are there other reasons (grain/speed/contrast/etc..) ? Before I started my affair with diafine I was using Dilution H at longer times for some pushes. This isn't pushed - shot it at ISO 100.

 

[f/stopblues]

The Massive Dev Chart (www.digitaltruth.com/devchart.html) lists it with Dilution H at 9 minutes. Looks like it's only been tried with sheet film, but its a good starting point. There may be other reasons, but 3:30 is definitely too short for the developer to do its thing consistantly.

 

[peter_n]

Got any Rodinal? I understand Foma 100 is very close to Agfapan 100.

 

[XAos]

I have some D-76 but its not mixed up yet. Need a free gallon container first. 110 was my old pre-diafine dev. I think the affair with Diafine is over. Flat, mushy, large soft grain without a lot of definition. And the worst of it is that it all looks alike after a while. I'm going to have to relearn how to agitate.

 

[kmack]

Try it with Dilution G (119:1) and triple the times for B.
I use a semi-stand development, 15 sec agitation every 3 min.
Make sure to use at least 3ml of syrup.