Inexpensive C-41 B&W Film on ebay

[raid]

Has anyone here tried out this "EU made, China packaged" very inexpensive B&W C-41 film? If you buy 40 rolls, it costs about $1.50 per 24 exp roll.




http://cgi.ebay.com/40-ROLLS-BLACK-...7794814?pt=US_Camera_Film&hash=item5d2da5bbfe

 

[gb hill]

Steve M posted this a few weeks ago. I think it's XP-2. Didn't they make an XP-1 b&w film years ago?
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=101745

 

[raid]

Thank you, Greg. I have now exchanged pm's with Steve.

 

[rpj]

This film was mentioned some time ago and so I bought 10 rolls to see what it is like. If you have it developed at the drug store (Walgreen's in my case), it looks like XP2 or Kodak c41 b&W. I have it scanned there and so far have not had a had a print made (no photo printer). And to be honest, this is not a great time for photography in Seattle, so I have just taken pictures of houses, trees, rocks in the yard. All I can really say is that it IS film, can be developed commercially and produces images. And at that price, I don't feel my heart (or wallet) being torn from my body paying the going price per roll for XP2 or BN 400.

I am not sure what 11 x 14 prints would look like. I would like to know about other people's experience with this stuff.

 

[Pirate]

Didn't they make an XP-1 b&w film years ago?[/URL]

Yes they did, I think I still have an outdated roll somewhere.

 

[shadowfox]

This film was mentioned some time ago and so I bought 10 rolls to see what it is like. If you have it developed at the drug store (Walgreen's in my case), it looks like XP2 or Kodak c41 b&W.

If you have developed one roll, you'd know instantly whether it is XP2 *or* Kodak, simply by looking at the negative:

If it has orange base (like color C-41), it's Kodak.

If it has a purple tint but otherwise clear, it's Ilford XP2.

I'm going to order some of these also, if it turns out to be printable (darkroom), I'd stock up.