In article <46ovua$sha@steel.interlog.com>, bigal@interlog.com says...
>I've been pushing Tri-X to 1600 ASA, but have found the contrast
>to be a little extreme, as well as a loss in shadow detail. Kodak
>reccommends processing the film in D-76 for 13 minutes at
>20 degrees Celsius. I found the contrast a little much so
>lowered the development time to 11 minutes. The contrast was
>not bad, but the shadow detail did not seem to improve. Any
>suggestions for alternate processes and/or chemicals? I don't mind
>an increase in grain as long as the neg has a nice contrast range
>and good shadow detail. Thanks in advance.

D-76 is an excellent normal-speed developer, but, as you have found,
things can get nasty in a hurry with increased development. If you can
drop the speed back to 1000-1200, Acufine can produce some nice, nearly
normal negatives with Tri-X (though the grain will not be fine).
Hope this helps.