Digital BW, The Print

On Sun, Jul 21, 2002 at 11:05:16PM -0000, tjphotoct wrote:
> I am printing some of my older images that I shot on XP1 using 
> Piezography inks and my Epson 3000. I am enlarging them to 
> 16x20 and grain isn't an issue. The prints are looking great.
> They were all shot either 6x7 or 35mm.
> However, since I liked the ease of scanning and printing the XP1 
> film I just shot a huge project with a Contax 6.45 using XP2 film 
> which I haven't used before. 
> I processed the film at a custom lab and I am trying to scan the 
> film and make the same size prints.
> The XP2 negatives aren't the same color or as deep a color as 
> the  XP1 negatives and they are very grainy and coarse and I 
> mean very grainy and very course.
> When I look at the film under a loupe the grain is very obvious not 
> at all the smooth look I am used to with XP1. In fact I think the 
> grain is more pronounced with the XP2 film then with my Tri-X.
> Does anyone have a lot of experience with XP2 who could tell me 
> what is going on?
> 

Are you sure the lab processed these as C-41 and didn't mistake them 
for traditional B&W film?

-- 
Tony Terlecki
ajt@...