Response to "tonality" and "acutance"

Stefan, the magic formula is only magic if you live in my gray climate, shoot the kinds of things I shoot at the focal lengths I prefer, agitate the way I do, have my particular condenser enlarger, prefer my favorite paper, and most important, like the same tonal qualities! My point is that if it were so easy, we'd have all settled on the same combination years ago and not even be having this discussion. I wasted a decade fooling with TMX, yet others can get beautiful results from it. Same thing for lots of combinations. Anyway, my joy comes from 35mm FP4+ at an EI of 64 for 9 minutes in FX-2 at 68F. Gentle agitation at one minute intervals, and printed on Ilford Cooltone RC. Grain is extremely fine and unobtrusive, sharpness is high, and highlights stay under control. YMMV... alot!

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