good, for a chromogenic b/w film
Written: Nov 07 '03
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Pros: fine grain, easy to have developed
Cons: hard to print well, prone to attracting dust, pricy
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| arjen's Full Review: Ilford XP-2 Super 135-36 Black & White (Chromogeni... |
This film can be developed by any colour developing lab. That may come in handy. On the other hand, machine prints on colour paper of this film are good for proofs only, they look quite bad. So it is still necesary to make your own prints, or have hand enlargements made on b/w paper.
The film has a nice grain structure, very fine, especially if you consider the speed. (I recommend ISO200)
The drawback is very low contrast negatives, which means they have to be printed at higher grade papers, and that makes them difficult to control. It is somewhat better at ISO200 then at ISO400 but still... I found this film prone to attracting dust. I use it occasionally when I need fine grain at ISO200, in this respect it does better than traditional b/w films, otherwise I prefer true b/w. And it is much sharper and better looking then it's Kodak competitor T400CN. I have not tried Kodak Portra b/w.
Recommended:
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