HC-110 black and white stand development

Supplies

• HC-110 film developer
• Distilled water
• Ilford stop bath or your favorite stop bath
• Ilford rapid fixer or your favorite fixer

Process

1. Mix chemistry

Dilute HC-110 1:200 (5ml of HC-110 + 995ml of distilled water). The stand development process requires a weak developer concentration.

Dilute stop bath 1+19 (50ml of stop bath + 950ml of distilled water)

Dilute fixer 1+9 (100ml of fixer + 900ml of distilled water)

2. Develop

Total time: 45 minutes

Invert slowly for the first 30 seconds and tap tank to dislodge any air bubbles

Invert 3 times after 20 minutes

Dump developer after 25 minutes. Weak developer is for a one time use.

3. Stop bath

Total time: ? minutes

4. Fix

Total time: ? minutes