Tri-x 400 fan vs. All other options

[Patrick13]

I love the gritty, tri-x stuff. If I didn't I'd gaussian blur everything and use the plasticizer plug-in all the time when scanning
I have a harder time with HP5 because I think it feels mushy, relatively speaking. I need to improve my technique and experiment more before I blame my film though.

[Corran]

I have a harder time with HP5 because I think it feels mushy, relatively speaking. I need to improve my technique and experiment more before I blame my film though.

I agree and that's why I didn't like HP5 for a long time. But I find I really like it in some more exotic developers, specifically SPUR HRX. Acufine is another good one. With more standard developers like XTOL or Rodinal I didn't like it at all.

[Bob Sawin]

After 20 years of using TX320 exclusively I did decide I wanted smaller grain and now use FP4+.

Kirk,

What developer do you use for FP4+?

Thanks,

[Kirk Gittings]

After some experimenting I settled on Pyrocat HD in Glycol.