developer for plus-x and tri-x?

[Phillip P. Dimor]

If you like grain and contrast, I'd recommend Tri-X and Acufine or Microphen.
Tri-x and Acufine, pushed to 1000 is a favorite of mine. Microphen is similar.
You reuse Acufine and Microphen, they last a very long time.
Honestly, it's tough to find a bad developer for Plus-X or Tri-X but I like having an option for pushing film when I need it.

 

[Chris Breitenstein]

Their is nothing horribly amature about working with the same stuff day in and day out. All the westons, Adams, sexton, chip hooper, brad cole, Michael smith Paula Chamlee, George tice, any member of f/64, etc.. all work/worked with a VERY small pallet as far as film & developer and paper & developer are concerned. Try as many as you can, make notes along the way, and when you find a combo that works with your vision stock up and make photographs.

Yours;

 

[Rolleijoe]

Depends on the look you want. For scenics, Rodinal 1:50 @ 20gradC will give you that "bite". Also for portraits, I use either film with HC-110 direct from the syrup also 1:50 for 6.5min same temp. Beautiful results.

 

[jim appleyard]

Depends on the look you want. For scenics, Rodinal 1:50 @ 20gradC will give you that "bite". Also for portraits, I use either film with HC-110 direct from the syrup also 1:50 for 6.5min same temp. Beautiful results.

Isn't that passe?

 

[Thomas Bertilsson]

Very well said. I couldn't agree more. It has taken me a long time to narrow down materials, but the less factors to confuse matters, the better it is to realize the vision or the idea of a certain image.
- Thomas

Their is nothing horribly amature about working with the same stuff day in and day out. All the westons, Adams, sexton, chip hooper, brad cole, Michael smith Paula Chamlee, George tice, any member of f/64, etc.. all work/worked with a VERY small pallet as far as film & developer and paper & developer are concerned. Try as many as you can, make notes along the way, and when you find a combo that works with your vision stock up and make photographs.

Yours;

 

[Aurelien]

Plus X in D76 and TriX in A49 by Calbe.