Neopan 400 & HC-110

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Being a real noob to home development, I'm trying to keep it simple. Neopan 400 in HC-110, dilution B, 5 minutes at 68 deg, 10 sec agitation per minute. I'm comfortable with that, and like the look but want to try something different. So I'm thinking my next move would be to try dilution H. Pic attached is from my first attempt. 10 minutes at 68 degrees, 10 sec agitation every minute. The sample pic was taken handheld w/o bracing at about 1/4 sec at f1.4, by the way. Not the best subject matter for this kind of trial but it's what out of the camera at the moment.

When I first looked at the negs, I thought they looked a bit thin. But I think I like the scanned file. Any thoughts or observations on this combo? One thing for sure, Dilution H is as frugal as can be.
 

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No expert here. I love hc110 with dilution h and it works great for all b&w films I use (neopan 400, tmax400, hp5+ 400, agfa apex 100...) It is really easy to work with,especially for noob like me.

btw. nice photo you got there, Mike.
 
You should not see overall much difference going from B to H except that with the longer time consistency should be easier to come by. I find thinner negs scan better than negs that are too dense, and seems no problem as you found out.

Neopan 400 is a wonderful film. I've gotten some good results in HC-110 dil. H:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rich8155/129637540/

but generally use D-76 most of the time with it.

That said for some really crisp sharpness (and yes a little more evident grain) try it in Rodinal sometime:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rich8155/67533121/
 
Make a test with EMOFIN (Tetenal). There is no better for the Neopan..It was funny, there was a test in Germany with a lot of developer and the winner was EMOFIN, I used for years before...second was D-76..

This is a two bath developer and you can use it for 8 month !..(Iused it for 1 year, and I hade no problems)

look at my pictures..


regards,
Jan
 
rich815 said:
You should not see overall much difference going from B to H except that with the longer time consistency should be easier to come by. I find thinner negs scan better than negs that are too dense, and seems no problem as you found out.

Neopan 400 is a wonderful film. I've gotten some good results in HC-110 dil. H:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rich8155/129637540/

but generally use D-76 most of the time with it.

That said for some really crisp sharpness (and yes a little more evident grain) try it in Rodinal sometime:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rich8155/67533121/
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Richard, I love your photo sets. :angel:
 
fb, thanks. i agree with you. HC-110 is very easy to work with. i haven't been able to try it with other films since i've been concentrating on a block of neopan 400, but want to try it with HP-5 and maybe FP-4.

rich, i like the look rodinal gives very much. good tip! your pix show a nice balance of sharpness and grain - very attractive.

jan, i've been admiring your gallery uploads for awhile now. i haven't heard of Tetenal. i appreciate the suggestion and will look into it.
 
Hi, Mike.

Good luck with the Neopan and HC-110 at dilution H. It is a combination that has rapidly become one of my favorites. I think you will like it too. I find that TRI-X and Neopan400 can be used interchangeably in this soup. Handy if supplies are interupted.....

Regards, John.
 
MCTuomey said:
fb, thanks. i agree with you. HC-110 is very easy to work with. i haven't been able to try it with other films since i've been concentrating on a block of neopan 400, but want to try it with HP-5 and maybe FP-4.

rich, i like the look rodinal gives very much. good tip! your pix show a nice balance of sharpness and grain - very attractive.

jan, i've been admiring your gallery uploads for awhile now. i haven't heard of Tetenal. i appreciate the suggestion and will look into it.
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Yes, one thing I really like about Neopan 400 is it is like a chameleon, more so many other films it seems. It can be almost as smooth and creamy as XP2 or almost as gritty and grainy as Tri-X pushed---dependent on exposure and development.
 
I like Neopan 400 developed in HC-110. My preference is using HC-110 at 1:100 -- makes it easier to measure in small quantities. Continuous agitation first 30 seconds, then two gentle inversions at each 3 min mark. Time: 3x the time listed for Dil H.

I like Neopan 400 even better developed in Rodinal 1:50. Have you tried that combo?

Gene
 
I'd try it at 320 rather than 400, a tad extra for those shadow tones wouldn't hurt.

I've been using Neopan 400 at 400 and running it in ID-11 1:1.
 
Gene: I need to trade you something for some Neopan. I want to try it in Rodinal, Rodinal/XTol, etc.
 
While 120 Neopan 400 in Rodinal is my favorite, 35mm Neopan 400 in either Rodinal or HC-110 Dil H comes second. The Rodinal vs. HC-110 for 35mm is a choice is based on subject matter and lighting.

I long ago settled on Dil. H over Dil. B because of the longer processing times as I use water as a stop.
 
thomasw_ said:
I am interested in the Neopan 400 and Rodinal 50+1 combination; is it 11 minutes? What sort of agitation, rotation or turns/twists?
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I shoot Neopan 400 at an e.i. of 250 for development in Rodinal 50:1. I have found that 8 minutes works well for me as I scan negs. I agitate for 30 seconds and then two inversions every minute.
 
35mm Neopan 400 in Rodinal 1:50 (Contax G1-35mm Planar)

35mm Neopan 400 in Rodinal 1:50 (Contax G1-35mm Planar)

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