Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/20

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Ilford XP2S 400 at ISO 800
From: "Tom Schofield" <tdschofield@email.msn.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 12:22:18 -0800
References: <01C06AB5.BBB99360.jem.kime@cwcom.net>

Ilford says you can over expose, and get finer grain and lower contrast,
down to ASA 100 or 50.  When I tried that, I got negatives that, although
finer grained and lower contrast, they were so dense you could hardly print
through them!

Tom

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Jem Kime" <jem.kime@cwcom.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 10:49 AM
Subject: RE: [Leica] Ilford XP2S 400 at ISO 800


> Oh yes,
> It works better in the other direction of course, over exposure creates a
finer grain but you'll be fine I'm sure.
> Jem
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Moore [SMTP:dmm@bronze.lcs.mit.edu]
> Sent: 20 December 2000 15:47
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica] Ilford XP2S 400 at ISO 800
>
>
> I exposed a roll of Ilford XP2 Super 400 at ISO 800 before I realized that
> my lab doesn't push-process C41 film.  Does anyone know from experience
> whether or not the film has enough exposure latitude for me to get away
> with processing it at 400?  (on topic: all shots were made with the M6).
>
> --Andrew
> NO ARCHIVE
>