Response to Sharpness

I went through this same thing recently (OK, the last decade) and the answer for me was to stop using t-grain films. That may go against conventional wisdom, but that's what it took. I'm now using FP4+ and am very pleased. The next part of the equation was higher dilution of the developer (XTOL 1:3) and less agitation- 10/60 instead of 5/30. Until this change I was beginning to questiont the quality of my optics. Making the change was like getting a whole new set of lenses. Also, shoot and print nearly full frame, but you already knew that :-)

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