Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/26

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Subject: [Leica] Re: C 41 or conventional B & W film?
From: Brougham <brougham3@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2000 06:26:42 -0800 (PST)

"Tony Salce" <NadinaTony@bigpond.com> wrote:

> Given the amount of shooting I do is it worth setting up a darkroom
or
> are the C41 films, TCN and XP2, the better way to go. How do these
> films iffer( apart from archival qualities)from their more
> conventional counterparts in respect of the final printed image ?

I've been using XP2 almost exclusively for B&W for the past 6 months.
A few rolls of TMax 3200 or Agfa 25.  A strange roll of Ilford 100
once.  A couple rolls of TCN and XP2 to begin with.

I prefer XP2 over TCN.  I'm not really sure why.  :)

As for XP2 vs. silver halide films, XP2 generally has less contrast.
And extremely fine grain.  Comparable to Agfa 25.  Hard to tell the
difference.  I've been using XP2 because it's easier to get consistent
results when you're not souping the film yourself.  And I don't have a
darkroom in my house.

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