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Subject: [Leica] New Monochrome? EVERYONE!
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 05:15:47 -0500

Yes HC-110 like most Ilford formulas and unlike most Kodak its a
Phenidone-hydroquinone developer. Kodak developers tend to be old fashioned
Metol-hydroquinone . Which I vastly prefer the tonality and sharpness of.
The Phenidone tends to give more shadow detail or film speed right at the
get go. So you are starting off with a pushed speed. And you can continue on
from that speed to even higher speeds as many people did.
I'd assume my old Acufine made in Chicago where I lived at the time was a
Phenidone based life form.
Diafine made by the Acufine people they didn't even want you to shoot it at
400.  400 would be a pull. And you'd get really muddy hard to print negs.


On 1/16/15 10:37 PM, "John McMaster" <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote:

> I did, if you work with a densitometer and your favoured developer (HC-110 
> for
> me) then the base film speed for 120 film and  normal work comes out that 
> or
> slightly higher - most certainly not 400
> 
> john
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   Mark Rabiner
> 
> I could ask you this. Did you ever shoot Tri x at iso 200?
> 
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