XP2 Super Denser Negative?

[Snapshot]

Hi All,

I have been printing some B&W prints from shots I've taken with Ilford's XP2 Super film. I've noticed that the film seems to be denser than T-Max and APX films and enlargement exposure times have increased by 50 percent. Is this an artifact of the C-41 processing, the film itself or is it due to my exposures for these particular prints?

Any input will be appreciated.

 

[eddym]

Yup. XP2 is considerably denser than most B&W films. I increase my times by about 2-2.5 stops when printing it.

 

[Snapshot]

Well, that explains why I had to increase my enlargement times. I though I had underexposed all my shots but it seems that was not the case. Thanks you for confirming my initial thoughts.