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Can XP 2 be developed with conventional developer or does it have to be C41?
 
Barney said:
Can XP 2 be developed with conventional developer or does it have to be C41?
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If by conventional, you mean B&W, then "probably" yes. I know I developed Neopan 400CN in Rodinal and got what I'd call acceptable results. It's not designed for it though, so when it comes to results, your mileage may vary.
 
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I used to use XP2 but I think it has to be treated like a colour film so a non-C41 process is likely to give unpredictable results. Even if you do not wish to develop yourself, there are plenty processing colour film out there. The only issue I found is that the commercial the C41 process does not have quite enough time in the bleach/fix so I would give it another 5 minutes.

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Yes, it can but it will be grainier than it would be in C41 soup. Pretty sure a bit of googling will find some timings for B&W chems for it.
 
Nod said:
Yes, it can but it will be grainier than it would be in C41 soup. Pretty sure a bit of googling will find some timings for B&W chems for it.
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But why not process it the correct way to get the best results. XP2 is a chromogenic film and not based on Silver Halides. You can buy C41 Chemicals if you want to process yourself. Would you put diesel fuel in your petrol car?

Dave
 
I can't speak to XP2 but XP1 used to do just fine in Acutol developer, when that was my standard.
 
Dave Canon said:
But why not process it the correct way to get the best results. XP2 is a chromogenic film and not based on Silver Halides. You can buy C41 Chemicals if you want to process yourself. Would you put diesel fuel in your petrol car?

Dave
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100% agree that C-41 is the better way to do it but I was answering Wayne's question "CAN it be developed with conventional developer" (which I took to mean B&W chems rather than C-41.)
 
Dave Canon said:
But why not process it the correct way to get the best results. XP2 is a chromogenic film and not based on Silver Halides. You can buy C41 Chemicals if you want to process yourself. Would you put diesel fuel in your petrol car?

Dave
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The film is 2009, it may not work as I believe that coulour film breaks down faster than BNW. Anyhow, we will see, found some good results with HC 110 @ 49+1
 
Barney said:
The film is 2009, it may not work as I believe that coulour film breaks down faster than BNW. Anyhow, we will see, found some good results with HC 110 @ 49+1
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Not sure that a colour cast will have the same visual effect in B&W as it does in colour!

Let us know how the HC 110 souping goes, please.
 
Nod said:
Not sure that a colour cast will have the same visual effect in B&W as it does in colour!

Let us know how the HC 110 souping goes, please.
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Thats what I thought to be honest if colour casts are the only problem, fingers crossed I will be posting some images.
 
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2009 XP2 400 @ EI 100 in HC110 Soup dilution H at 7 mins.

IMO, grain evident at 400 size, plenty bloom which I could not remove/refine in usual software and had to use Darktable to tweek.

Samples,

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That's about how I remember its older brother XP-1 behaving in B&W chems. A bit finer grained than HP-5 or Tri-X and printed nicely. Can still remember the headaches from the less-than-ideally-ventilated darkroom!!!
 
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