Tri-X 400 S.o.S - Questions of a 35mm "Returnee"

[stormbytes]

Tri-X pushes well, though not too high with D-76. I've gotten good results at ISO 800 to ISO 1000, but beyond that the shots don't look too good.

What do you notice as you keep pushing it?

[Donald Qualls]

If you've been using 400TX in 120, expose and process it the same way in 35 mm as a starting point.

FWIW, I use HC-110 Dilution F (1:79 from syrup) at EI 400 or 800 and get negatives I like a lot, even with film that expired 4-5 years ago. I shoot so little 35 mm these days, however, that this bulk roll might well last me another couple years.

[gnashings]

I am sure all these combos are wonderful choices (and will probably try some of them if I ever have any TriX on hand!) - so this is very much just another opinion to throw in the hat and see how it grabs you
I have shot TriX in 35mm using two developers: Rodinal (of course!) and Acufine.
With Rodinal 1:50, I have kept to rating it at 400, and frankly, I love the results. But... I like the "look", I like the grain - it will be very much there. So unless you are "seeing" the grain working with your image, you probably won't like it.
With Acufine, I have rated the film at 1000 (as per instructions on the can), threw it in the camera and was blown away with the results. I love the look of it, I love the speed it gives me and the small (apparent) loss of quality in terms of grain and shadow detail (while it obviously is there).

But - opinons are like... well, you get the point. I have a couple of shots in my gallery done with TriX in 35mm. The first is the picture of the little girl (Jordan). That is Rodinal 1:50, and the image is scanned from a 5x7 print which is actually a portrait crop of the middle third of the frame taken horizontally (composition becomes a little "relative" when trying to catch a six year old!). I suppose that is the Rodinal "look".
The other shot is the one with the cowboy - that is scanned from a 8x10 print (both are, the first is a little more of the full frame), and it was developed in Acufine.
My questionable skill level aside, it should give you an idea of what they look like

Best of luck,

Peter.

[Poptart]

You can routinely shoot TX at 1250 if you develop in Diafine.

[Tach]

Also - Tri-X@1600 ?? Wow.. I think I'll try that out if only so I can say I did What do you mean by "graphic pushed look" ?

Tri-X@3200, Rodinal 1+50, for an extreme example. Same parameters as 1600, but development time expanded to 30':

Lights on!

Tri-x@1600, Rodinal 1+50, as in my first post:

Caught in the act