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Subject: Re: [Leica] With XP-2, why develop B/W?
From: Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch>
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2002 08:29:23 +0100
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Julian,

It is a personal choice. I too was quite taken with XP2 Super a couple of years
ago. But in the end I decided that I could not get it to look like "real" B&W.
In addition, I often found the processing wanting, with scratches etc. on the
negative. Most non-professional labs treat the negatives like s**t since they
assume that the consumers just care about their 4x6 prints and will never even
look at the negs. So I develop the films myself either way, and then I might as
well use the real B&W films and get the benefits--control over the development
process, high speed when needed, grain as I want it, better perceived sharpness.

Nathan

Julian Koplen wrote:

> Obviously, if one needs 3200 speed or super fine detail, that could be a
> reason to use conventional B/W, or if one simply enjoys the process, but
> aside from that, for general shooting where ISO 400 is adequate, why isn't
> everybody just using XP-2?  What special are you getting from Delta 400,
> FP-4, Tri-X, etc?

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