Response to what is the result of Ilford Perceptol with Tri-x?!

Tri-X processed in PERCEPTOL at a normal contrast will give a film speed of around 250-320. In order to get a film speed of 400, you will need to develop the film to a higher than normal contrast. It will give you nice fine-grained results, but you will probably end up printing the negs about one half to on grade lower than normal.

Since you shot the film at 400, I would suggest sticking with a normal developer, such as ILFORD ID-11 or Kodak's D-76.

For the film shot at 800, MICROPHEN would be an excellent choice of developer.

Of course, next time try ILFORD HP5+ instead of the Tri-X. ;-)

David Carper ILFORD Technical Service

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