Digital BW, The Print

I just  processed XP2 Super shot in Havana and found it to have 
an extremely high D-Max.  I brought more of the same Cuba film 
to a different lab and it looked great.  I figured the first lab was 
bad or Xray damage created the foggy looking film.  I usually get 
great results from XP2.  Frank


-- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "tjphotoct" 
<tjphoto@s...> wrote:
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Tony Terlecki 
> <ajt@m...> wrote:
> > 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@m...
> 
> Tony,
> The box, the roll, everything says process C-41. They are a 
> custom color and black and white lab and they also sell the 
film.
> Do you use XP2 and can you see "grain" in your XP2 or is it very 
> smooth. I can see this grain like pattern even between the 
> frames in the blank film area.
>  Actually I just read it is now XP2 Super.
> TJ