Ilford XP2 Super test results

[Marc Jutras]

I've finally managed to finish my roll of XP2 Super, have it processed and scanned and wrote the report. In a previous thread (http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2073) we discussed the wide lattitude of Ilford's XP2 Super and what settings would be better. I decided to try it myself. I just added a little articlle about this on my site.

 

[nwcanonman]

Interesting.
To my view, exposing at 200asa would be better for people shots (skin tones) and 400asa would work better for outdoor, scenics, etc.
Just my style, others will enjoy it other-wise ~ ; - )

 

[Russ]

Interesting.
To my view, exposing at 200asa would be better for people shots (skin tones) and 400asa would work better for outdoor, scenics, etc.
Just my style, others will enjoy it other-wise ~ ; - )

NWNIKONMAN

That is correct. XP-2 with a yellow filter, burned @ 200, gives beautiful flesh tones. ISO 320 for everything else.

Kiron Kid

 

[Doug]

Thanks Marc! This appears to confirm my own preference to expose at EI 250 as a happy compromise between acutance and shadow detail.

Your commentary (which I'm surprised to say I could understand in French as well as English) didn't mention your method of determining exposure? Calibrated meter? Incident reading?

 

[Marc Jutras]

Your commentary (which I'm surprised to say I could understand in French as well as English) didn't mention your method of determining exposure? Calibrated meter? Incident reading?

It's probably because I wrote it in French first and then translated it, keeping the exact same structure.

I used the internal meter of my R2 which is center-weighted. I must say that this meter is so good that I my handheld meter stays home now. If you look at my latetst pictures (RFF gallery or my web site), you'll see how good it did in a snow storm at night. I enven use it a bit like a spot meter, measuring high and low light areas. It really works.

 

[Russ]

Thanks Marc! This appears to confirm my own preference to expose at EI 250 as a happy compromise between acutance and shadow detail.

Your commentary (which I'm surprised to say I could understand in French as well as English) didn't mention your method of determining exposure? Calibrated meter? Incident reading?

Doug

For normal street shooting, I burn mine @ 320 in my SLR's and all but one of my rangefinder's. But since my OLY RC has no 320 setting, I use its 250 setting, and am quite satisfied with the results.

Russ