I used alot of this combination (D100 and Xtol 1+2) for a year with pretty good results. I switched to TMX because the grain is finer in my darkroom. If you have alot of density in the shadows reduce exposure (higher EI). How's your contrast? I adjust development time so that an image of a bright sunny day prints well on #2 paper with a condenser enlarger or #3 on a diffuse enlarger (what I currently use).(posted 9026 days ago)