ADOX HR-50 and XT-3

Heiko_W · 2023-10-26T10:53:22+00:00

Hallo zusammen, ich bin da bei meinen Recherchen nicht wirklich fündig geworden. Ich habe bisher den Adox HR-50 immer in FX39 1+9 entwickelt und die Ergebni...

Heiko_W

Hello everyone, I haven’t really found what I’m looking for in my research. Up until now, I’ve always developed Adox HR-50 in FX39 at a 1:9 dilution, and the results have been fine. In the meantime, XT-3 has become my main developer. However, I can’t find any information on development times with XT-3/XTOL in the HR-50 data sheet, nor (naturally) in the old XTOL data sheet. The only reference I’ve found comes from the Massive Dev Chart (9.5 minutes at 20°C and 1+1), though without a source citation, so I’m a bit unsure about this time. I’d like to ask the group, and specifically the Adox/Fotoimpex team, as both components are from Adox: what would be good starting values for Adox HR-50 and Adox XT-3 at 1+1 and 1+2? Best regards, Heiko

matthias28

Hi there. I haven’t used the HR-50 yet, but the XT-3 / Xtol is my favourite developer. 1+2 is better than 1+1 I’ve since tried it with 1+3 as well, and it’s at least as good. I developed Foma 200 and Foma 400 with lovely results – just as I expected, having been taking black-and-white photos for decades. Why not give it a go?

Heiko_W

Hi matthias28, I’ll have to give that combination a go. I’m just looking for some useful/verified starting values. Foma 200 in XT-3 would also be interesting; in FX39 it seemed to have too much granularity for me – Atomal was much better here, but that’s actually off-topic. Best regards, Heiko

Heiko_W

Hi there, Just a quick update. I’ve developed my first HR-50 in XT-3 1+1, for 9 minutes at 20°C, having performed the exposure at ISO 25. The results are good so far; the density is right (for my scanner) and the shadow detail is good. What is striking, however, is the grain – in the sense that although it is very fine, it also looks very ‘mushy’, ‘blurred’ as with a fine-grain developer. I haven’t seen this before with XT-3 or other films. Best regards, Heiko

Sanug

The HR-50 does produce high-contrast results. A high dilution helps to soften the image. I’ve had very good results with XT-3 at a dilution of 1+3, 16 minutes, using an Ilford developing tank.