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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Ilford XP-2 Users-I need help please

2002-07-22 by Jerry Olson

Thom, it has to be either a film problem or a processing problem. It's
POSSIBLE it could be a scanner problem, as some scanners show MUCH more
grain than others.

Jerry



tjphotoct wrote:
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "marktuckerdotcom"
> <mtucker508@y...> wrote:
> > I have shot tons and tons of XP2 Super. It is incredibly tight fine
> > grain, unless it's been radically under or over exposed. I've
> seen
> > people try to rate it at 1600 and it starts to fall apart at that
> > point.
> > But I doubt you could mis-expose 300 rolls of film, so that's not
> it.
> >
> > I only shoot those films: XP2, T400CN and now PortraBW. Left
> > XP2 because they won't make it in 220.
> >
> > Please post back your answer to this. I'm trying to let my
> > backside relax now, after reading your post, and trying to
> imagine
> > how to save 300 rolls of film... I won't sleep well tonight.
> >
> > Mark Tucker
> > http://marktucker.com
> 
> Mark,
> I have shot thousands of rolls of film in my career. I really mean
> thousands and I can't believe this is happening. Of course this
> involves an entire crew of models, hair and make-up, locations,
> airfares, need I continue?
> I will let you  know what I find out.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Thom
> 
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