Learning a lot from this thread. Seems like XP2+ is an even more versatile film than I had suspected...
@albireo The granularity characteristics you describe are exactly as they should be for a chromogenic film. The effect of the long shoulder is quite noticeable in terms of steadily compressing highlight densities (thus making them more easily printable, if a little muddier - a trade-off that everyone has to make decisions about)
@albireo ... and well controlled highlight densities often render a yellow filter moot anyway.
A couple more examples below - this time Winter sun, early afternoon. Fuji GA645i 6x4.5 camera. XP2+ exposed as per leaflet
Again excellent results here - and not to forget the Fuji GA645 series cameras are great tools !
Thank you Macfred. I really like my GA645. I will be sad when/if eventually dies, I suspect I won't be able to get it fixed.
This thread got me interested again in XP2+ so thank you everyone. Just placed an order for 20 rolls, hopefully Ilford keeps making this stuff for a long time.
This summer in Alsace...
Suzuki Optical Co. Press Van • Asahi Kogaku Takumar 1:3.5 F=75mm
Ilford XP2 Super 400 @100 ISO developed in Caffenol CLCS 70min stand @ 15-20°C
We better knock on wood - my GAZi died about two years ago - GA645 and GA645Wi still running flawlessly ...
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FUJI GA645 - EBC Fujinon 60mm/ f4 - XP2 Super in C-41
Again - superb! In your experience is there a normal, non C41 film that will somehow approximate the subtle highlight tonal gradations XP2+ produces in C41? Based on Lachlan's comment, I guess my question should be rephrased as: which black and white film currently in production (if any) has a long shoulder approximating XP2+?
This is where you shouldn`t be asking about a film, but rather about a film and developer combination.Again - superb! In your experience is there a normal, non C41 film that will somehow approximate the subtle highlight tonal gradations XP2+ produces in C41? Based on Lachlan's comment, I guess my question should be rephrased as: which black and white film currently in production (if any) has a long shoulder approximating XP2+?
Yes, I can see that extended B&W development could raise negative contrast.Developing XP2 Super in B&W chemistry can be helpful here.
p.s. Looks like someone deleted all the scanning related posts from this threadexcept that of the moderator which triggered the scanning discussion.
Not quite.This is where you shouldn`t be asking about a film, but rather about a film and developer combination.
A coupler based chromogenic film yields for its design means on contrast control that no sillver-image film has.
I wonder if "C-41 highlight compression" it's even possible with a silver-based image on a typical B&W emulsion. I've never tried the ORWO film Lachlan mentioned, but none of the usual Kodak/Ilford B&W suspects produced this look in replenished Xtol for me.
Which developer did you use?
I noticed this film gets considerably grainy when shot at ISO 800 and slightly underexposed.
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