HC110 as a replacement for Rodinal

[mawz]

mawz, we're just puzzled that you are willing to go to a camera store to pick something up but not a post office or courier shop. Anyway, it's up to you what's convenient and inconvenient. Hopefully you will be able to get Rodinal or some equivalent at a store for the foreseeable future.

The camera stores are accessible (in fact very easy, I work a short walk from two of the 4 main stores in Toronto and the other 2 are merely longer walks), FedEx/UPS Depots are not accessible due to being in transit-unfriendly suburban regions far away from my work or apartment. The Post Office and Purolator only work for those rare suppliers willing to ship via regular mail or for shipments from Canada and even then are actually less accessible to me than the local camera stores.

[canuhead]

Actually there's a FedEx depot on Queens Quay and Sherbourne but not sure what type of shipments they receive.

As other have posted, Henrys has Blazinal and that's where I got my last few bottles. Downtown Camera has plenty but is gouging people re:Rodinal afaic. When Agfa went tits up, so did DC's Rodinal price, otherwise it's a good store. They're asking about $20 per bottle (last time I checked) whereas Henrys is $16. I imagine they're sitting on lots of stock at that price which would explain why stock at Henrys moves.

[mawz]

Actually there's a FedEx depot on Queens Quay and Sherbourne but not sure what type of shipments they receive.

As other have posted, Henrys has Blazinal and that's where I got my last few bottles. Downtown Camera has plenty but is gouging people re:Rodinal afaic. When Agfa went tits up, so did DC's Rodinal price, otherwise it's a good store. They're asking about $20 per bottle (last time I checked) whereas Henrys is $16. I imagine they're sitting on lots of stock at that price which would explain why stock at Henrys moves.

The primary FedEx depot is over in Don Mills. That's where they typically hold the shipments for pickup, at least any not delivered in the immediate downtown core. The downtown depot is only for deliveries immediately downtown.

DC bought up much of the last supply of Rodinal available in Canada and bumped the price at that time, IIRC they bought about 25 cases of the stuff.. They don't have any left on the shelf but may still have stock around. Blazinal looks to be the best option for me.

[mrred]

HC-110 is finer grained, has a tendency to pronounced highlights (in my experience) and muted mid-tones.

Just like Rodinal, stand / semi stand development cures all that. I use 1:100 and use Dil B dev times x 4, as a starting point.

[wogster]

Folks,

I'm aware of the various options for mail order. They either won't work for me or are more hassle than they're worth. I really don't need solutions for that non-problem and we've now got 3 pages of solutions for an irrelevant comment and a couple posts that actually addressed my real question.

aluk's post solved my problem. Thanks aluk. Blazinal from Henry's is the answer, not HC110.

As of a couple of hours ago, the Church St Store had a single bottle on the shelf, so call before you go.....

[Stregone]

You should be able to call up your bank/credit card company and have an extra allowed delivery address added to your account.

[Thomas Bertilsson]

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Originally Posted by Thomas Bertilsson
HC-110 is finer grained, has a tendency to pronounced highlights (in my experience) and muted mid-tones.

Just like Rodinal, stand / semi stand development cures all that. I use 1:100 and use Dil B dev times x 4, as a starting point.

I use reduced agitation a lot of the time, and I disagree. I have not seen the pronounced highlights and muted mid-tones disappear, the basic character of the results remain the same to me.

[gainer]

As of a couple of hours ago, the Church St Store had a single bottle on the shelf, so call before you go.....

Or mix your own. I have found a little difference between sodium and potassium based Rodinal. I think potassium hydroxide is easier to get than sodium, and potassium sulfite at least as easy to get as sodium. Take 40 grams of p-aminophenol base (not the hydrochloride), 20.5 grams of potassium hydroxide, and 100 grams of potassium sulfite and put them in 750 ml water. Stir and bring volume to 1 liter.