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Tri-X as Negative processed in HC110


Simon Lucas

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Photoshop levels applied to boost blacks, gentle low-pass filter added to increase sharpness.

 

Maybe my best Tri-X test so far, and a good alternative to the previous gritty Rodinal (APH09) look. I like the poetry in this frame. Out of focus, perhaps due to the fact it is a hand-held panning shot, made in haste whilst the sun broke through he clouds.

 

Of course HC110 is cheap and has a long shelf-life. My sealed glass bottles are now over 2 years old.

 

Note. Pan X in HC110 lacked compared to APH09, so this is a nice surprise.

 

 

Next up will be D19, later in the week, But maybe it will be hard to match this.

 

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What tank are you using? The Lomo ones? I really want to try this. I've done a lot of b&W processing for still cameras over the years. I would shoot a ton more Tri-X Super 8 if it was easy to run the film.

 

I guess a problem would still be the xfer. I don't really feel like dropping the cash on the Retro-8.

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What tank are you using? The Lomo ones? I really want to try this. I've done a lot of b&W processing for still cameras over the years. I would shoot a ton more Tri-X Super 8 if it was easy to run the film.

 

I guess a problem would still be the xfer. I don't really feel like dropping the cash on the Retro-8.

I do have a full-size Lomo, but at the moment am running small strips . I usually shoot 7 secs of film in a re-usable cartridge and chop off 5" to develop in a 35mm stainless tank.

 

This makes it easy to tune my results before risking my work-in-progress film, being shot on a full reel. So far I have used APH09, HC110 and D19.

 

Developing to negative makes it more possible for me and like you I'm much more at home doing simple B&W processing. I enjoy it. With regards the end result, I think it is around £12 + VAT to get a cart scanned in the UK. I will build my own scanner later.

 

When you say 'Retro 8' do you mean transfered from negative to positive?

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Here's some TX, rated at 100asa, processed in D19.

 

Photographer's Formulary D19 suggests times starting at 9 minutes* for this very active developer. But the 9 minutes which I started with gives very dense negs, so I eventually worked down to a potentially adequate 3.5 minutes. All are usable with adjustment in photoshop. The longer times give more contrast, although the dense 9 minutes neg has become very grainy and requires considerable adjustment.

 

I think the main difference between this developer and the HC110 or APH09 developed films is a large increase in overall contrast, with much better blacks in the neg.

 

(*I wonder whether the 9m starting times are aimed at reversal processing?)

 

9 minutes:

 

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6.5 minutes:

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4.5 minutes:

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3.5 minutes:

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V interesting thread.

 

I've done some BW reversal processing and I can confirm that the process requires an active first developer. D19 is one of the commonly used formulae. Ten minutes is a typical time.

 

Of course D19 is no longer sold as a ready mixed product but it can be easily mixed from scratch. I also add a bit of potassium thiosulphate (silver solvent) to give it an extra kick.

 

I've also read that Dektol (paper developer) is a good choice for the first dev, but I've yet to try it.

 

hth

Phil

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V interesting thread.

 

I've done some BW reversal processing and I can confirm that the process requires an active first developer. D19 is one of the commonly used formulae. Ten minutes is a typical time.

 

Of course D19 is no longer sold as a ready mixed product but it can be easily mixed from scratch. I also add a bit of potassium thiosulphate (silver solvent) to give it an extra kick.

 

I've also read that Dektol (paper developer) is a good choice for the first dev, but I've yet to try it.

 

hth

Phil

Hi Phil,

 

I suppose the point of what I am doing is to show that, with negative processing almost anything can be made to work, if the image is going to be scanned and adjusted through PP. Reversal is less forgiving in terms of first developers.

 

For me the acute flatter Rodinal is as satisfying as the more contrasty but less sharp HC110 or D19.

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I wanted to see if I could reasonable results pushing Tri-X for indoor shooting.

 

Push processed Tri-X. 11 mins D19. Taking in as RAW and then levelled to even out the 4 variant images. First levelled versions, then unprocessed. Tungsten lighting.

 

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