I have some Tri-X, 35mm, stored indifferently for about 5-15 years after exposure.(posted 8875 days ago)I have done one experiment in developing these images without any special techniques, and find high fog, low contrast, and low speed.
Benzotriazole anti-fog is not available to me easily or cheaply in New Zealand; potassium bromide might be a possible. Commercial "developer conditioners" are unknown out here.
Looking for actual experience but will take opinion as well as to how to get reasonable negs without special chemisty. The general range of packaged developers is available here.
Have considered using a low-fog dev like Rodinal, and perhaps HC-110.
But I'd like to know how to insure retention of speed, shadow detail, and high enough contrast, without blocking-up, all while keeping fog down, using just dev choice and time/temp/dilution controls, or perhaps, at most, addition of potassium bromide.
TIA
Michael Kopp Wellington, New Zeala