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From: sasaki@harvard.ARPA (Marty Sasaki)
Newsgroups: net.rec.photo
Subject: XP1
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Date: Wed, 14-Aug-85 14:26:53 EDT
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I also used Tri-X for years, and later changed to HP-5. I developed
both films in Rodinal, D-76, and HC-110 (dillution B), all with good
(and different) results. After trying XP1 I haven't used any other
black and white film for 35mm.

The tonal range is very wide, the grain very fine (expecially for an
ISO 400 film), and my negatives match well with my enlarger and it's
lens allowing me to print "average" negatives on grade 3 paper.

One thing I worry about is the longevity of the negatives. You can
mistreat a normal b&w negative and still have something that you can
make a print from. I've noticed that some of my Vericolor negatives
have shifted color quite a bit, and seem to be a little thinner than
they were a few years ago. Since XP1's technology is similar, I
suspect that it's lifetime is about the same. Does anyone know
anything about this?
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  Marty Sasaki				net:   sasaki@harvard.{arpa,uucp}
  Havard University Science Center	phone: 617-495-1270
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