[pure-silver] HC-110 vs D-76

Hi,

I just got back from the photo store and they were out of D-76 on the shelf. While somebody was getting more from the storeroom, I asked if I could replace D-76 with HC-110. On more than one occasion, I have heard say, that the only difference between the two was that one was liquid and thus easier to mix as opposed to D-76 where you have to heat the water to 120°F and so forth. Tonight, I was told that they are similar but that HC-110 gives a higher contrast but that If I played around with the dilution, it could probably give comparable results to D-76. This is contrary to everything that I have heard up till now.

So what is the difference between the two? By the way, I use D-76 to develop Tri-X (200 asa) for 10.5 minutes, 68°F.

Cheers,
Bogdan
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  Bogdan Karasek
  Montréal, Québec            e-mail: bkarasek@xxxxxxxxxxxx
  Canada

                  "I photograph my reality"
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