I've never lriked the look of HP5 Plus. However if you like the nitty-gritty look you may like it. I much prefer Tri-X.
I've never lriked the look of HP5 Plus. However if you like the nitty-gritty look you may like it. I much prefer Tri-X.
HP5+ looks dirty to me compared to Tri-X or Tmax. Not my cup of tea so far. If I nail the exposure and everything lines up it's acceptable.
The problem is that Tri-X 400 is not available in 4"x5" while HP5+ is.
The problem is that Tri-X 400 is not available in 4"x5" while HP5+ is.
HP5+ in LF looks really nice. I was referring to 35mm. It looks awful to me in 35mm. Not that I would refuse a few rolls ya know...
It also helps that I develop in replenished XTOL.
I have an irrational fear of Xtol...
We have a twelve step process for that. Would you like me to walk you through it? Do you need hand holding?
I typically shoot HP5+@ 200 and develop it in 1 gal tanks. This week I developed it in Uniroller drums in HC-110 dil B 4 oz to an 8x10 for 6.5 minutes. Came out pretty good but I'll run some tests when I get a chance
Xtol looks nice and all but 1. it's more expensive than D-76 2. It comes in a package much too large for me which ties into 3. Dubious shelf life. The D-76 lasts until I use it up, I've used year old stock with no problem. Xtol has a reputation for sudden death.
Looks like we are back to the sudden Xtol death routine. I thought we had done with that one. Every time someone mentions "sudden death" and Xtol in the same sentence a warning bell sounds in the Mobberley executive board room and glasses of 50 year old Cognac are served.
If it goes on much longer the executives will have to submit themselves to a 12 step process at A.A. Already I wonder if HP5+ muddiness mentioned here in another thread is a result of inviting the emulsion chemists at Ilford to partake in the above libation
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I've used 16 month old Xtol and it behaved just like new Xtol. I kept it in an air tight wine bag. I've been using Xtol on an off since about 2000 and never had sudden death. I think that was only in the 1 litre packages ( which I also used a lot of with no problem) and those were discontinued years ago.
I've actually had more problems with aged D76, that was part of the reason to switch to Xtol.
Why would you save a developer "for special occasions"?I don't develop that much, maybe a roll or two every other week. Right now I have HC-110, Rodinal, Tmax Dev, and some stock D-76 in 1 liter plastic seltzer bottles. HC-110 is for regular 'ol film. Rodinal is for MF and testing trash, Tmax Dev just sits there and sighs and the D-76 is saved for special occasions.
I 3. Dubious shelf life. The D-76 lasts until I use it up, I've used year old stock with no problem. Xtol has a reputation for sudden death. Don't like sudden death.
So talk me into picking up a bag of this stuff next time I visit the shop.
Sudden death is dead. In the beginning there was a packaging problem that was corrected. You can feel safe using XTOL.
Why would you save a developer "for special occasions"?
Hmmmm never been drawn to TMY400... will have to look into that also, after all its a new year., and here in the southwest we definitely do have high contrast as you know.would recommend a film with better shadow separation like TMY400 for high-contrast open-sun desert work.
I know it's on the low side, but it gave me very printable negatives. I need to shoot some Zone I's and Zone VII on the same sheet, develop and then read densities.Luis, if I've done my math correctly ... Kodak's HC-110 Dil.B capacity for 8x10s is 10 sheets per gallon (128 oz.). So one 8x10 would need 12.8 oz of working solution to avoid exhaustion. It sounds like you're using 4 oz instead of the minimum 12.8 oz.
See p. 7: https://web.archive.org/web/2015021.../en/professional/support/techPubs/j24/j24.pdf
I have a series of three 11x14 prints framed and matted hanging beside each other in the house. One negative was 35mm HP5, one is 6x9 Delta 400 and one is 4X5 Delta 100. All developed in Xtol. Brought experienced photographers into the room and asked them to look at the prints and tell me which negative is which. So far no one has got it correct. To me that means the HP5 grain is perfectly acceptable!Cropped 35mm HP5+. Semi-stand in very dilute Pyrocat-HD. Looks pretty good to me, grain-wise.
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