Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site harvard.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!sasaki From: sasaki@harvard.ARPA (Marty Sasaki) Newsgroups: net.rec.photo Subject: XP1 Message-ID: <302@harvard.ARPA> Date: Wed, 14-Aug-85 14:26:53 EDT Article-I.D.: harvard.302 Posted: Wed Aug 14 14:26:53 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 18-Aug-85 05:30:26 EDT References: <475@tymix.UUCP> <9719@ucbvax.ARPA> <478@tymix.UUCP> Reply-To: sasaki@harvard.UUCP (Marty sasaki) Distribution: net Organization: Harvard Science Center Lines: 22 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? -- ---------------- Marty Sasaki net: sasaki@harvard.{arpa,uucp} Havard University Science Center phone: 617-495-1270 One Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138