My first response would be -- is there some kind of look you are trying to achieve that "normal" films wont give you? And is that look something that might be easier to achieve in the print rather than in the negative?(posted 8910 days ago)I have used litho film for general picture taking with my 8x10 camera with mixed success. I used a very dilute HC-110 -- about 1:64 or greater dilution of the "syrup" in the original bottle. Even so, it was very touchy and would go solid black/clear very quickly unless I watched closely in the tray while it was developing. I developed by inspection in trays using a 15 watt bulb behind a 1-A red safelite filter.
It was of course very sharp and contrasty. But it didnt do anything I couldnt get from Plus-X.
If you just want a film for "normal" full scale portraits, I would probably sitck with the standards -- Plus-X, Tri-X or the Ilford equivalents.