RE: [Leica] XP2 "Super"

[Jeffrey Hausner <Buzz@marianmanor.org>]

B.D.--

	They print beautifully on black & white paper.  I would rather not
start an endless thread on favorite papers and warm v. cold, hard v. soft,
et cetera.  However, I find that XP-2 Super provides wonderful prints with
rich tones and a true luster.  The prints I sometimes get on color paper
from a local lab varies greatly due to the processing and man or woman
running the line.  Nonetheless, my own prints seem to be great.

Buzz

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	B. D. Colen [SMTP:BDColen@earthlink.net]
> Sent:	Friday, September 18, 1998 3:38 PM
> To:	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject:	RE: [Leica] XP2 "Super"
> 
> Thanks, Buzz - Impressions are what I'm looking for. And speaking of
> impressions, have you been printing the neg on B&W paper, and how do they
> print? Like an equiv. B&W film?
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Jeffrey
> > Hausner
> > Sent: Friday, September 18, 1998 2:55 PM
> > To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us'
> > Subject: RE: [Leica] XP2 "Super"
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From:	B. D. Colen [SMTP:BDColen@earthlink.net]
> > > Sent:	Friday, September 18, 1998 12:13 PM
> > > To:	Leica-Users@Mejac. Palo-Alto. Ca. Us
> > > Subject:	[Leica] XP2 "Super"
> > >
> > > Does anyone have any experience yet with the "new" XP2, and if
> > the answer
> > > is "yes," how is it? How does it compare to the "old" XP2, and
> > how does it
> > > compare to Tri-X and T-Max?
> > 	[Buzz]
> > 	B.D.--
> >
> > 		Bear in mind that these are just my personal observations
> > and preferences based on shooting without artificial light.
> > Also, I do not
> > use a meter, but adjust exposure by eye, which I find quicker.
> >
> > 		I used to use Tri-X a lot, its a great all around film with
> > good latitude.  A very forgiving emulsion.  I have never liked
> > T-Max for my
> > purposes, fast shooting with available light.  I find that it doesn't
> have
> > the latitude of other films and that the exposures have to be
> > spot-on to get
> > good results.  As to the Kodak C-41 B&W film, I just don't like it.
> >
> > 		About XP-2 "Super."  I loved XP, I liked XP-2 better, and I
> > think that Super is an improvement based on having shot only about ten
> > rolls.  I haven't yet made any big prints from the Super, but it
> > appears to
> > me to have better grain and definition than the old XP-2 without
> > sacrificing
> > the latitude I need.  I seem to be getting about two stops or more
> either
> > way, though without a meter its hard to say for sure.  Also, I have
> always
> > liked the look, call it luster of Ilford films, and XP-2 Super seems to
> be
> > in this tradition.  But then, I still miss the old DuPont Velour Black.
> >
> > 		I will leave it to the more technically inclined to give you
> > a less subjective and perhaps more accurate evaluation.
> >
> > 	Buzz
> >