I think we tend to run in circles. many times I will re-discover something that I had been fond of, just out of the desire to try something new. TMX in Rodinal is indeed outstanding, but I have found the grain is too excessive with TMY. in my attempts to find the *one* do-all developer, I went back to Ilfosol S. I have a friend who soups everything in HC110 and never varies. I use many film types, from TMX to Kodak Aerographic 2424 infrared. it would be lovely to standardize on one or two developers, but the engineer in me always peeks around the corner for something just a little more golden. know what I mean? the elusive Holy Grail .. which I thought was Xtol, till she let me down too many times. like an old girlfriend of mine, when she was good, she was very, very, good. when she was bad ....(posted 8425 days ago)the search continues ...