Of course if you don't like the sandpaper texture that Tri-X will give you, try a more all round film like FP4plus. It's just as easy to handle and will give you smoother tones than Tri-X with practically any commonly available film developer. Try D-76 as a starting point.(posted 8844 days ago)Filters can be used with black&white to great effect, but I wouldn't try to run before you can walk. Get your basic b&w technique sorted out before you start juggling too many variables at once.