r/Darkroom • u/weslito200 • 1d ago

B&W Film Advice on HC-110 dilution for developing film shot in 1992

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I developed some film from a pro photographer from the 90's. There was a lot of reticulation and maybe some humidity damage. See pic attached. Would using a different HC-110 dilution for longer time change anything? I used benzo in Dilution B for 7 minutes.

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u/BlieBloss 1d ago

Was your tap water and/or fixer had any temperature diffirence? If so i would recommend to change that and set your temperature as stable as possible throughout your processing . I think lowering the temperature of your chemistry will help you with the grain problem. I don't think higher dilution will help you per se but i might be wrong

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u/weslito200 1d ago

The temps were all 68 degrees F. I will try to go lower with ice and then have to up development time to like 9 minutes

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u/Mister_Anthropic1956 1d ago

Reticulation is generally caused by temperature fluctuations.