In article <00001fdf+000029e1@msn.com>, erikhanson@msn.com says...
>tri-x is a great film! it will forgive my misgiving when i shoot it
>like a moron in the streets. but question: does anyone have any
>really neat formulas and development techniques for tri-x? how about
>pushing it? need some development suggestions, wanna experiment!

(This question maybe should have been placed in rec.photo.darkroom?)
Tri-X (non-professional!)at a true speed of 400 is hard to beat in
D-76 straight or 1:1 (I generally cut some time from the Kodak development recomendations) - reasonably fine grain, excellent
sharpness, and very "normal" beautiful tonal-range characterize this combination. (Keep ALL chemical and water temperatures the same! And
skip the hypo-clear and minimize the wash and Photo-flo [mixed with distilled water!] times for best results.) Tri-X is a forgiving film (unlike T-Max and other newer films which are cantankerous to develop, and which refuse all attempts to retain shadow detail), and can be
experimented with. Acufine can produce a true 800 ASA with Tri-X,
with some loss in sharpness, grain, and tone quality - but it is a
worthwhile trade-off for low-light work. (1600 ASA with good shadow
detail and normal contrast can be achieved by water-bathing with
Acufine, but it is too risky a process to depend on.)
Hope this helps.