question: hp5 in d76 1:1

[audible]

hi guys,

i've avoided d76 up till now because of the hassle of making the stock solution, but i finally gave in to curiousity. the only thing is, the massive dev chart says 13 minutes at 20 deg while ilford recommends 11 minutes.

which is it?

 

[xayraa33]

I use 11 minutes at 20 deg.
this is a classic combo BTW.

 

[eric]

I do 10.5 or 11 min at 1:1
Depends on your enlarger light source.

 

[like2fiddle]

I also use 11 minutes @ 20 c. with d76 1:1 with HP5.

 

[sepiareverb]

Ten and a half or eleven minutes in ID-11 1:1 here, that's the same stuff yes?

FWIW, I much prefer Microphen for HP5.

 

[MikeL]

Hi sepiareverb,
What differences do you see the Microphen versus D76. I've been using D76 and occasionally DDX with HP5 for developing the negatives and I haven't seen a big difference between the two. Just curious,
Mike

 

[Carzee]

Ten and a half or eleven minutes in ID-11 1:1 here, that's the same stuff yes?

FWIW, I much prefer Microphen for HP5.

Just came home with an exposed HP5 -a test roll on the new ZM. I think I'll try buyibg some Micrphen in this town tomorrow after work....

 

[40oz]

the massive dev chart might be useful for film/dev combos where there is no other info, but I haven't figured out why anyone would trust it over the manufacturer.

 

[sepiareverb]

Just came home with an exposed HP5 -a test roll on the new ZM. I think I'll try buyibg some Micrphen in this town tomorrow after work....

The ZM lenses seem to be made for Microphen & HP5- my rolls with this combo are quite 'sparkly'. I run HP5 @400 and in Microphen 1:1 at 70° using Ilfords 68° time.
Memory is telling me it's 12 minutes?

 

[audible]

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well guys, thanks for all the input. 11 minutes it is then

 

[sepiareverb]

Let the agitation begin!