Digital BW, The Print

Clayton Jones writes:

> ... I was dissatisfied and kept coming back to good old Tri-X at 200
> (or 180 for the 4x5/320 stuff), with D-76 or HC-110.

What's the advantage to the considerable overexposure, and how much do
you adjust development to account for it?  I've always exposed and
developed as on the box; does something improve with overexposure.

I like everything about Tri-X except the grain (in 35mm--in larger
formats grain is much less of an issue).  If there is a way of
preserving everything overall but reducing grain, that would be very
cool.