I hope I haven't misunderstood what you're saying; but I've heard on some places (probably photo.net) that one can develop XP2 with conventional/traditional B&W developers, and have it come out looking more or less like regular negatives.
On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 16:59:28 -0500, Mark Cassino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On a tangential note - I've been experimenting with developing C41 color in > traditional B&W developers, and then extracting the silver image by > scanning. Produces some interesting results. I should probably try this with > XP2 Super - the major problem with the color film is the orange mask, and > I'd be curious to see what sort of mask the XP2 comes out when handled (or > mishandled) in this manner. > > - MCC > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Mark Cassino Photography > Kalamazoo, MI > www.markcassino.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alin Flaider" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 9:02 AM > Subject: Re[3]: C 41 B&W film > > > > > Highlights are compressed at 200 but that's a small price to pay for > > clean shadows. Originally I was shooting XP2 at 400 ASA as the > > recommended optimum sensitivity. Darker shadows than 2 EVs then > > comes out with blotchy, irregular grain. And it's grain all right > > not just noise introduced by the tone expansion, as it is obvious on > > the optical prints as well. > > > > Servus, Alin > > > > Godfrey wrote: > > GD> My experience with XP2 says that you were overexposing it too > > GD> much at ASA 200, compressing tonal scale quite a lot. I found it > > GD> best in the range ASA 320 to 640. Going down to 200-250 produces > > GD> very flat negative: all the highlights are compressed. > > > > GD> Yes, underexposing it creates grainier images. > > > > GD> Compensation for the compressed histogram by scanning to 16bit > > GD> and then adjusting the gamma curve. It's amazing how much data > > GD> can be pulled out of a thin negative if you work at it. > > > > > > > > > >
