High speed film for Indoor use and HC-110??

[i want my photo.net histor]

Guys,

 

I would like to pick a film to use for low light indoor shots

without flash. The setup that I would want to use this with is a

couple of Konica Hexars that have fixed 35mm f2 lenses.

 

My normal film and developer combo is HP5+ and HC-110 as the

developer. I develope the film myself and then scan on my Canon

FS4000U. If possible I would like a film that would respond well to

this developer.

 

If anyone has any suggestions that would be great I would also

really appreciate any links to photos showing the results.

[jay ott]

Tri-X pushes well to 1600 in HC110. You'll need to work out your own dilution and and times but a good place to start is Travis' 1:100 for 14 minutes at 29C.

 

<a href="http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=004uGG">This thread</a>

[stephen sullivan]

{Test Roll} Have you pushed HP5+ say 800EI or 1600EI in combination with HC-110?

 

How about T-Max 3200 (up to 6400EI) with HC-110(B)?

[upe_vantonni1]

i used HP5 for a long time but never really liked it. i never really got crisp colors (I know its BW) out of it. I always seemed to get muddy greys. i think i used tmax or/and d76 developers. that of course could be the problem.

 

I was blown away when i used delta 3200 in 120 developed in DDX per the instructions. crisp blacks, good whites. a truely excellent film. if you can use that, its probably the best choice.

 

never liked tmz 3200 either. i couldn't tell you why i didn't like it, its does have lrg grain though, i just never looked at it and smiled. i think i used tmax developer for it.

 

i also push neopan recently, in DDX and it came out really nice. not as good as the delta but pretty acceptable if you want a 400 and want to push it.

 

 

i should tell you i develop in my bathroom in a quick and dirty sort of way. i also usually shoot portraits and candids in low light (ie regular lighting) thus high speeds.

 

i don't know about HC, the one time i used it it blew out the entire roll. it looked fried.

 

DDX is an excellent, low hassel, get a lot out of it, developer made for controllling grain and contrast at high speeds, and i like it a lot.

 

good luck.

[rolfe_tessem]

My favorite high-speed B&W film is Neopan 1600. The real speed is actually close to 1600

and the grain is only a little bigger than Tri-X (actually, about the same as "old" Tri-X). I

haven't tried it in HC-110, but don't see why that combo wouldn't be just fine.

 

Some people swear by Delta 3200 but I could never get it to work for me.

[jordan_w.]

I find that HP5+ looks pretty good at 800 when developed in HC-110. Try diluting it at 1+63 (half of dilution B) and develop for maybe 12-13 mins at 24C. Dilution B itself would probably be good too. Or try Tri-X as per the previous poster's suggestion. I would run a test roll with any of these combos before using it for anything critical.

[digitmstr]

A *lot* of it has to do with the look you want and the type of grain. Assuming that you have chosen the HC-110 with these needs in mind the two films suggested (HP5 and Tri-X) are equally well suited. My personal preference would go for the HP5 (although not with that developer).