I'm going to be shooting and hand processing some B&W 16mm film in our university darkroom. This is my first try at this, so I am going to keep the procedure simple by processing negatives only. The library is acquiring a Lasergraphics Scanstation that I will be able to use, so I'm not too worried about only having negatives to show for the work.
The Art Department owns huge quanitites of Sprint Standard B&W developer, stop bath and fixer. I've been given permission to use as much or as little of this chemistry as I need to do this work. Since much of my project costs are tied up in supplies and film stock, I want to take advantage of this offer even if it impacts the quality of the processed film a bit. I mainly just want to get decent looking images that are watchable. I'm not looking to compete with a lab and I'm not trying for an experimental bucket look.
Sprint provides developing time for Double-X so I've got a sense of what I need to do. I was wondering if there was any value in shooting Tri-X and processing it as a negative. What is your take on quality, latitude, and likelihood of success using a standard B&W developer on Tri-X to get good images?
Can you offer any advice about developing times/temperatures using this developer?
Is there anything I need to do while shooting in order to get good images when processing tri-x as a negative? Do I need to alter the ISO?
Right now, this project is 16mm, but in the future if I start to do some of this work with Super8, I will be shoehorned into using Tri-X since they don't can Double X in super 8.
Any and all advice would be much appreciated.