Shot with Nikon F3 on Foqus Type-D 200, developed in HC-110
Darkroom Notes – A125 Film Update
In the last darkroom note I stated some developing times for the mysterious A125 black and white film – HC-110B for 10 mins, R09 Rodinal 1+25 for 12 mins.
Well, it turns out it is way too long. I have tried 6 minutes for HC-110B and 7 minutes for Rodinal. Both films turned out fine.
Foqus A125, developed in HC-110B at 20d.c. for 6 mins
That being said, I think this film can handle long developing time very well, considering I have developed it in HC-110B for 22 minutes, and the film did not look overdeveloped at all.
I would say the midtones and shadows have more detail when developed with HC-110. However with Rodinal, you get this very pleasing look, which I prefer that over HC-110.
Foqus A125, developed in R09 Rodinal 1+25 at 20d.c. for 7 mins
For the record, I still don’t know what this A125 film from Russian is, it is claimed to be developed and manufactured in Russia. They also make the Type-D 200 film, which I am going to try.
春秧街 Chun Yeung Street Market
Another day in Chun Yeung Street market, North Point. The tram rail is under maintenance so no tram is running through then.
Shot with Pentax MX on Foqus A125, developed in Kodak HC-110B
Western District Public Cargo Pier / 西區公眾貨物裝卸區
I don’t know why one would name a place after a social media. Who is that stupid person? I want to find them and shoot them in the face… with my camera. It is called “Western District Public Cargo Pier” after all.
Shot with Nikon FE2 on Ferrania P30, developed in Kodak HC-110B
Darkroom Notes – Russian A125 Black and White Film
A while back I found this A125 black and white negative film from Russia, bought 10 rolls of them.
As far as I can gather, it is developed and made in Russia, and bulk-loaded in Kodak film canister. It is not DX coded as the sticker cover the original DX codes on the Kodak canister.
It is recommended by the shop to develop this film in D-76 1+1 for 15 mins. While I only have HC-110 and R09, I did some research on the massive dev chart and translated the developing time to the following:
- 10 minutes for HC-110B
- 12 minutes for R09 1+25 (I have not tried it yet)
The grain is not very fine for a 125 film, but it is not ugly nor distracting. It performs pretty well on the streets. Here are some photos developed in HC-110.
Pushing this film is no problem, the grain is definitely more present in midtones and shadows, which is to expected. The contrast is not noticeably higher than when shot at ISO 125.
Here are some photos shot at ISO500 and pushed 2 stops, developed with HC-110B for 22 minutes.
From the result you can get, the price of this film is fair, if you don’t count the shipping fee. I will certainly buy more from them, and they offer another original black and white film: Type-D 200, I need to check it out.
Update: The developing times could be shorter, read update here.
