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[OM] Re: ilford xp2 super 400 asa or 100 asa?

Subject: [OM] Re: ilford xp2 super 400 asa or 100 asa?
From: ScottGee1 <scottgee1@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 10:50:04 -0400
Anybody happen to know the default ISO on the bar code on the 35mm
film cassettes?

I've thought of using chromogenic in a couple of my P&S cams but they
don't allow manual adjustments so exposure can't be easily controlled.

TIA!/ScottGee1

On 7/18/05, bs.pearce@xxxxxxx <bs.pearce@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> yes, XP2 is tolerant of overexposure. Of course, so is most any C41 film.
> Most people find that a bit of overexposure of color negative films produces
> a noticable rediction in grain. Unlike color films, however, there is one
> pitfall...
> 
> As long as you are shooting just for scanning, you will be fine. If you plan
> to make traditional wet prints, however, you could be in deep dektol. As you
> overexpose XP2, the results become flatter and flatter. Although the
> negatives will appear normal, it will take at least one, and likely two
> grades higher to print.
> 
> It's a fine film. It just requires a bit of experience. But that can be said
> of most any film.
> 
> Bill Pearce
> 
> 
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