Digital BW, The Print

At 03:23 AM 7/22/2002 -0000, you 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
>

Thom,

I'm sorry to hear about your disaster. I can only report that developing in
D-76 will not seriously screw up XP2. I have examples here on my web page:
http://www.panoramacamera.us/2450test6.html


The image, made on a very bright day, has plenty of latitude and isn't grainy. 

I accidently processed a roll of XP2 along with a batch of HP5 in my usual
spit D-76 soup and it was perfectly usable.  I have been doing it regularly
ever since. It doesn't have as dark a color tint as the C-41 lab negs. That
btw seems to fade over time and varies in hue from lab to lab in my
experience. I have not made serious comparison tests with C-41 processed film. 

AZ
Maker of Lookaround panoramic camera.
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