Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: [OT] Frugal for PAW...
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2001 10:24:05 -0500
References: <B84A0D33.67DD%Mail@SlideOne.com> <005001c18b68$eb5bb4c0$56631b3f@5lgcn01> <itib2u04le1iukgogtqbnhu8egegoubruf@4ax.com>

XP2 is wonderful stuff, but based on personal experience, I'd advise 
against pushing it to 800 - you can pull it to just about anywhere you 
want, but I have found that at 800 it's just too damn tbin to be of much 
real use. Maybe it's me, but I tend not to think so.

B. D.

Eric wrote:

> Julian:
> 
> 
>>I do not find this film very contrasty.  And I am told that XP2 Super
>>exhibits even less contrast if shot at an E.I. of 200.  It is also said to
>>be very useful at an E.I. of 800, but more contrasty.  As a fairly low
>>volume user, I have shot it only at 400 so far.  I believe it to be a cheap
>>and easy way to get some good quality B/W negative material.
>>
> 
> Keep in mind that you don't have to expose it at a certain EI across the
> entire roll.  You can change at will.  In the middle of the day with bright
> sunlight, "overexpose" and it will give you less contrast.  In the dark of
> night, "underexpose" and will it beef up the contrast a bit.
> 
> XP2 is wonderful.  They even make (or at least made) a disposable camera
> with the stuff.
> 
> 
> Eric
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