Ilford XP2 in Xtol?

[totifoto]

Today I was given a few expired Ilford XP2 in 120. These are C-41 films. I was thinking about developing the in b&w chemicals. I found by a short google that many use Rodinal stand developing for them but I use XTOL all the time with Tri-X and was wondering if anyone here had the experince in developing the XP2 in Xtol?

 

[Sparrow]

... I've developed fresh film in id11 and it was OK. Why not overexpose it a bit and use c41 out of interest?

 

[lynnb]

I've developed expired C41 colour in XTOL and obtained reasonable but not great results converted to bw. But XP2 is such a nice film, why not just develop it in C41 and see what you get. I'd go with Stewart's suggestion. Just my 2c.

 

[totifoto]

C41 is just to expensive here ( Iceland ) these films are expired and I just wanted to use them to test out my newly bought Mamiya C330.

Just shot 2 rolls around the house with it. Just going to try developing it in Xtol and see what comes out.

 

[lynnb]

feel welcome to post results here. Other people might find it useful. Hope your C330 works out - the Mamiya lenses have a great reputation.

 

[Godfrey]

C41 is just to expensive here ( Iceland ) these films are expired and I just wanted to use them to test out my newly bought Mamiya C330.

Just shot 2 rolls around the house with it. Just going to try developing it in Xtol and see what comes out.

Hmm. Most any photofinisher or 1-hour developer here will develop negs-only in their C41 machine for US$6. Is this not available in Iceland?

G

 

[totifoto]

Hmm. Most any photofinisher or 1-hour developer here will develop negs-only in their C41 machine for US$6. Is this not available in Iceland?

G

It is available but the price is around 8$ just for the roll, if you get them on CD with bad low res auto levels scanning you pay around 13$.

I just want to see if my mamiya C330 is working, don't want to spent money on develoing if I can just do it at home with the Xtol I already have. If the camera is working as it should I might use the rest of the rolls and take them to C-41 lab. But I prefer Kodak Tri-X 🙂

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

My experience developing a B&W C-41 film (Kodak's 400CN or whatever they had changed the labelling to that year) with "traditional" B&W chemicals was immediately disappointing --orange mask, which is not an issue w/XP2-- and in the long-term a lesson in mortality and all its derivative derivatives: the image will fade slowly forever, like the years of Western Optimism in the late 1990s.

I guess what I'm trying to say is: don't do it; unless you have some extremely thick skin.

 

[Godfrey]

It is available but the price is around 8$ just for the roll, if you get them on CD with bad low res auto levels scanning you pay around 13$.

Oh I understand. I normally just get the negs processed and do my own scanning when desired. Even $8 is cheap considering the time needed for processing here, but if you're all set up already, just go for it. 🙂

G

 

[totifoto]

Gave it 10 min in Xtol stock @ 20°C, looks ok, films are washing right now, will scan later tonight. 😉

 

[totifoto]

Well, developing the film in Xtol was no problem and the film came out ok and was easy to scan. Just some B&W conversion in photoshop and the tones looks ok, no Kodak Tri-X though 🙂

Still trying to figure out this Mamiya C330 though. Not sure the focus is out of alignment or I just did the mistake of shooting handheld at too slow speeds. Almost all the shots ware shot at 1/60 or 1/30 of sek and most of them were blurred or the focus was not on the subject. The camera has a left hand grip and a prism finder and since there is no mirror slap I thought I would be ok.

next film is going to be Trix and shot at higher speeds, will see then if it wil get out of focus or not.

 

[rhl-oregon]

A couple of thoughts:
1/It's a beast, and though stable, handholding in the unusual posture (head bent, arms akimbo and raised high) at 1/30 is likely to be iffy.
2/Your C330 speeds may be slower than they say after all these years. Not 1/60 but 1/40, not 1/30 but 1/15…

The TriX test at 1/125+ should prove something. But also shooting a few more at the slow speeds.

 

[totifoto]

After a bit of google and looking better at the camera I see that I need to change the foams under the focusing screen, they are all damaged 😱