TRIX FIX PROBLEMS

Im not doubting your experience Brian but that seems really odd.

Im surprised a prewash would effect your sharpness.

Bruce, I agree, it really does seem odd. I never experienced it with any other film, just Tri-x, and just in 120. It's the conclusion I came to after shooting 10-15 rolls of it over two years and each time being disappointed in the sharpness. So it's not like it was just a bad batch. I made a random decision a few months ago to try a roll and not pre-saok and I was blown away, the film was sharp as it should be. I'm judging sharpness with a 4x loupe on my lightbox. I'm tempted to shoot a roll and pre-soak it to see if it happens again. I now use Tri-x regularly. I too was bothered by the "tint" for a while as I was used to Neopan 400 and how well it cleared as well. When it comes time to print though the tint doesn't matter.