Hey all,

I end up working a lot in very dark bars. Still hoping to not go back to digital.

I recently tried some HP5 @800 in Diafine (what they rate it at). Not satisfied at all with the results. Even in broad daylight I had limited shadow detail.

I have a feeling Tri-X would be better in diafine, and get me 1600, but looking for suggestions. I have a roll of HP5, and don't necessarily want to dump it unless I'm going to get significantly better results with Tri-X.

Open to suggestions of other developers (stand?), film, etc.

For various reasons I'd rather not use one of the 3200 speed films, I'd really like to use something I can bulk load if possible (I've been rolling 10 shot rolls and find it's really helpful because I can shoot at various speeds and not have to burn through a roll to get a new one in there). I don't think any of the 3200 films are available in bulk?

Perhaps I should just get back to the DSLR. My results are close to what I'd like, and I really like the grittiness of film but just need a little more oomph...