RE: [Leica] XP2 "Super"

["B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>]

Buzz - Thanks. I have my first roll in the camera right now. I've been
pleased with XP2, but had been thinking of going back to Tri-X and doing my
own developing -although I'm not set up for printing at all. But if the XP2
is really an improvement, given its wide exposure latitude, etc., I may go
that way. Thanks..B. D.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Jeffrey
> Hausner
> Sent: Sunday, September 20, 1998 7:27 AM
> To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us'
> Subject: RE: [Leica] XP2 "Super"
>
>
> B.D.--
>
> 	They print beautifully on black & white paper.  I would rather not
> start an endless thread on favorite papers and warm v. cold, hard v. soft,
> et cetera.  However, I find that XP-2 Super provides wonderful prints with
> rich tones and a true luster.  The prints I sometimes get on color paper
> from a local lab varies greatly due to the processing and man or woman
> running the line.  Nonetheless, my own prints seem to be great.
>
> Buzz
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	B. D. Colen [SMTP:BDColen@earthlink.net]
> > Sent:	Friday, September 18, 1998 3:38 PM
> > To:	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > Subject:	RE: [Leica] XP2 "Super"
> >
> > Thanks, Buzz - Impressions are what I'm looking for. And speaking of
> > impressions, have you been printing the neg on B&W paper, and
> how do they
> > print? Like an equiv. B&W film?
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Jeffrey
> > > Hausner
> > > Sent: Friday, September 18, 1998 2:55 PM
> > > To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us'
> > > Subject: RE: [Leica] XP2 "Super"
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From:	B. D. Colen [SMTP:BDColen@earthlink.net]
> > > > Sent:	Friday, September 18, 1998 12:13 PM
> > > > To:	Leica-Users@Mejac. Palo-Alto. Ca. Us
> > > > Subject:	[Leica] XP2 "Super"
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone have any experience yet with the "new" XP2, and if
> > > the answer
> > > > is "yes," how is it? How does it compare to the "old" XP2, and
> > > how does it
> > > > compare to Tri-X and T-Max?
> > > 	[Buzz]
> > > 	B.D.--
> > >
> > > 		Bear in mind that these are just my personal observations
> > > and preferences based on shooting without artificial light.
> > > Also, I do not
> > > use a meter, but adjust exposure by eye, which I find quicker.
> > >
> > > 		I used to use Tri-X a lot, its a great all around film with
> > > good latitude.  A very forgiving emulsion.  I have never liked
> > > T-Max for my
> > > purposes, fast shooting with available light.  I find that it doesn't
> > have
> > > the latitude of other films and that the exposures have to be
> > > spot-on to get
> > > good results.  As to the Kodak C-41 B&W film, I just don't like it.
> > >
> > > 		About XP-2 "Super."  I loved XP, I liked XP-2 better, and I
> > > think that Super is an improvement based on having shot only about ten
> > > rolls.  I haven't yet made any big prints from the Super, but it
> > > appears to
> > > me to have better grain and definition than the old XP-2 without
> > > sacrificing
> > > the latitude I need.  I seem to be getting about two stops or more
> > either
> > > way, though without a meter its hard to say for sure.  Also, I have
> > always
> > > liked the look, call it luster of Ilford films, and XP-2
> Super seems to
> > be
> > > in this tradition.  But then, I still miss the old DuPont
> Velour Black.
> > >
> > > 		I will leave it to the more technically inclined to give you
> > > a less subjective and perhaps more accurate evaluation.
> > >
> > > 	Buzz
> > >
>