Ilford XP2 Shooters?

[mszargar]

I don't know about you forum-mates, but I have shunned chromogenic b&w films for long, thinking they are some sort of "fake" black an white. Last week I shot a roll of Ilford XP2 Super and I was amazed by the results. Plus, since it is a dye-based film, it is so much easier to scan than the silver halide / real deal films.

Is this an isolated experience, or are there more XP2 shooter around here?

Some sample shots from the test roll:

Leica M6 Classic & Zeiss C Sonnar 50 f/1.5 T*

 

[back alley]

towards the end of my film shooting days i used xp2 exclusively...i sold off my darkroom and had the film processed and scanned by a lab and did my pp with pse...it's a great film.

 

[biomed]

Joe,
Nice shots! XP2 Super is , well, super. It has been my primary BW film for years. I have it processed then scan the negatives at home. I also shoot a bit of Kodak BW400CN. It is a fine film, but not as good as XP2 IMHO.
Mike

 

[back alley]

Joe,
Nice shots! XP2 Super is , well, super. It has been my primary BW film for years. I have it processed then scan the negatives at home. I also shoot a bit of Kodak BW400CN. It is a fine film, but not as good as XP2 IMHO.
Mike

not my shots...

 

[biomed]

not my shots...

I am looking forward to seeing some of your XP2 shots. Here are a
couple of mine.

 

[Monochrom]

xp2 is great film it scans so well and DR is amazing...also very sharp!!!
So easy to develop at shopping malls and so!

It´s so versatile!

Check these ones!

Contax t3

minolta cle + nokton 40

contax g2 + planar 35 f2

Bye!

 

[back alley]

I am looking forward to seeing some of your XP2 shots. Here are a
couple of mine.

nice shots!
you've seen mine, i think...

 

[biomed]

Yes I have seen those. Nice shots, Joe.

 

[mszargar]

nice shots!
you've seen mine, i think...

Hehe, I want this one above my office desk! Very nice shot...

 

[biomed]

Here's one of my favorite XP2 photo. FED 2, I-26 52/2.8, Ilford XP2

 

[Michael Markey]

By far my favorite film but now sadly getting more expensive in the UK.
Good labs are also getting harder to find.

 

[dct]

I like it a lot for its very contrasty look.

 

[literiter]

I like the stuff. I can get it processed at any C41 lab and it scans beautifully.

 

[sniki]

I like the stuff. I can get it processed at any C41 lab and it scans beautifully.

Not only: you can obtain great results simply souping it in Rodinal 1:100 for 2 hours in standing development technique.

 

[Rodchenko]

You've given me the nudge. I used to use XP1 for the range and definition, as well as the ease of getting it processed. Of course, all my prints had a colour cast, bit that was ok.

Coming back to film, I've been using Delta 400 and Neopan 400, partly because getting XP2 at a decent price wasn't easy.

But next purchase will be XP2.

 

[Lss]

Here are a couple:

 

[jcb4718]

XP2 is a great film. Very punchy. I get my film developed by Ilford. The biggest problem I have getting film developed (colour and B&W) is damage to the negatives (tramlines, scratches etc.). I value companies that return my negatives undamaged. Ilford are great in this respect (of course the negatives are perfectly developed as well).

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

XP2 is a wonderful film. Too bad that here in Frons it's virtually impossible to find.

Has great latitude, smooth transitions when exposed "correctly", and scans wonderfully.

Too bad that a majority of users complained of "color cast" as many lab technicians didn't know what they were dealing with...making both customer and lab thinking there was something wrong with the film (when it was actually the lab technician not compensating at printing time). That's what's made XP2 hard to find in many places (too many complaints).

 

[tarullifoto]

I agree entirely. I've been shooting BW400CN lately, and love both it and XP2. I'm just not wild about paying for processing, which has become a lot more expensive in recent years. That said, it's a world easier to scan than silver based films, and produces images with beautiful tonality.

 

[BW400CN]

I love the chromogentic BW films!
For 35mm I prefer the BW400CN but with 120 I love the XP2.

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Voigtländer Avus - Ilford XP2 par BW400CN, bei ipernity
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Voigtländer Avus - Ilford XP2 par BW400CN, bei ipernity​