As a general purpose developer, I've found D76 diluted 1:1 produces more satisfying acutance with Tmax 100 than Tmax developer. It's not an extreme difference and may not be as strong as you're looking for, but I like it so much that it's my standard developer for Tmax 100. -Charlie --- On Wed, 12/9/09, BOB KISS <bobkiss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: BOB KISS <bobkiss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [pure-silver] HI ACUTANCE DEV FOR T-MAX 100 To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 10:43 AM DEAR LIST, I find that 35mm T-max 100 film in T-max dev lacks acutance. It does have detail but not the sharp edges I like. Please recommend what developer (& dilutions where applicable), time, temp, & agitation (small tanks), and ISO (though not strictly ISO) you use when you want extra acutance from 35mm T-max 100. Of course, I would like smooth tones and relatively fine grain if possible though I know that, in some cases, I will have to sacrifice some fineness of grain for acutance. Thanks in advance for your help. HOLIDAY CHEERS! BOB Please check my website: http://www.bobkiss.com/ "Live as if you are going to die tomorrow. Learn as if you are going to live forever". Mahatma Gandhi __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4674 (20091209) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com ============================================================================================================To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there.