Freakscene
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Just atypical. Plus-X was so smooth. It looks good, I’d just never have guessed Plus-X.Good or bad? This is from my self processing days so I could have been wonky in my agitation to create additional grain. Also, my Nikon Coolscan has always added a degree of “extra grain” to my eye. On the other hand, I’ve been partial to extra grain in shots like this one…

Mosi oa Tunya, Zimbabwe side
MP, Summicron 50mm v5, medium yellow filter. Plus-X, Xtol 1+3.
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Taipei-metro
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my film Image;
Jin-feng Village, Taitung County, southern Taiwan 台東県 金峰鄉
( the lady in back is the Breakfast shop owner, it's very early in the morning, she's preparing to open, he is a Pastor ( Christian ) ( Aboriginal ), he's here for breakfast...me too...)
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Fujifilm Tiara Z,
Super EBC Fujinon 28-56mm
Fuji XTra 400 printfilm
Jin-feng Village, Taitung County, southern Taiwan 台東県 金峰鄉
( the lady in back is the Breakfast shop owner, it's very early in the morning, she's preparing to open, he is a Pastor ( Christian ) ( Aboriginal ), he's here for breakfast...me too...)
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> Photo by Taipei-metro
Fujifilm Tiara Z,
Super EBC Fujinon 28-56mm
Fuji XTra 400 printfilm
Tuna
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Very nice - beautiful tonality and smooth finish.Just atypical. Plus-X was so smooth. It looks good, I’d just never have guessed Plus-X.
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MP, Summicron 50mm v5, medium yellow filter. Plus-X, Xtol 1+3.
Here is another from the same roll as the fence image - slightly better but still grainy - nowhere near the results as your processing and workflow produced. 🤷🏻♂️

Freakscene
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Different handling, different output. Makes sense. RIP Plus-X.Very nice - beautiful tonality and smooth finish.
Here is another from the same roll as the fence image - slightly better but still grainy - nowhere near the results as your processing and workflow produced. 🤷🏻♂️
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yossi
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I develop double-x in D-96 and get good result, but I don't like to mix chemicals so I switch to HC-110 instead.I've walked those very streets. I can still smell the curry
As an aside, within the past month, I just did a side by side comparison of Double-X in various dilutions/times of Pyrocat-HD (all semistand or EMA), with conventional development in HC-110B, D-76 1:1, and D-23 1+3 semistand for 30min. From best to worst (grain and tonal smoothness) they scored like this:
D-76 1:1
D-23 semistand
HC-110B
Pyrocat-HD Semistand/EMA
No matter what I did with Pyrocat, the Double-X negatives turned out to have a gritty look and showed a lot of grain.
I have yet to try Double-X in conventional Pyrocat-HD agitation at 1:1:100.
I'm also doing some testing with Tri-X to see which particular developer/agitation scheme works best there as well.
I use HC-110 1+49, develop at 20°C for 10 min. and get ok-ish result. One image from this morning walk:

Ricoh GR-1, Kodak Double-X in HC-110 1+49.
chuckroast
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I develop double-x in D-96 and get good result, but I don't like to mix chemicals so I switch to HC-110 instead.
I use HC-110 1+49, develop at 20°C for 10 min. and get ok-ish result. One image from this morning walk:
Ricoh GR-1, Kodak Double-X in HC-110 1+49.
That's a fine image but it has more grain than I like. Either the D-76 or D-23 options I noted will calm that grain down. Part of the issue here is that, the more you dilute HC-110, the more it starts to act like an acutance developer. Then then serves to accentuate grain. With larger formats it's not a big deal, but with 35mm it becomes noticeable.
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A fierce-looking Tibetan monk.
Leica M6/Canon 35mm f2 lens. Kodak double-x in D-76.

Leica M6/Canon 35mm f2 lens. Kodak double-x in D-76.
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