Processing Ilford XP2 with T-Max developer

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For some time now, I have been processing XP2 with black and white chemicals, and it works fine for the most part.(They come out a little thin) I want to know if anyone has been doing the same, and any ideas on making my negatives a little more dense.I have been using the standard T-Max 1:4 @ 75 degrees, followed by the usual process, stop-fix-wash-etc. Anyone out there doing the same?

-- Mike Rapier (MJRapierJr@aol.com), February 01, 1999

Answers

I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who has tried this. I used to develop XP-1 in D-76 with excellent results. If your negatives come out too thin either increase the amount of chemistry in the mix or increase your development time. As I remember we had to develop XP-1 about 25 percent longer than recommended for T-Max 400. I still have the negatives and some prints from this combination.

-- Darron Spohn (dspohn@clicknet.com), February 01, 1999.

ok, this has me intrigued.

If a XP[1|2] in (name your silver emulsion developer) works, then what would I get if I tried to develop normal colour negs (or slides, for that matter) in D76 (or other)?

Anyone tried this? I seem to remember a chart detailing the results of all possible cross-processing (C41, E6, silver), but can't find it.

duncan

-- Duncan McRae (duncanm@zip.com.au), February 01, 1999.


Aha! I finally found it (should've looked harder in the first place)

quoted from 
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(from Langford's Advanced Photography):

Film Process Result

BW E6 or C41 Clear film

E6 C41 Contrasty, unmasked color neg BW neg Pale BW negative

K-chrome E6 Clear film BW neg BW neg with backing dye still present

C41 E6 Low contrast, cyan cast slide BW Ghost thin BW neg with mask color



-- Duncan McRae (duncanm@zip.com.au), February 01, 1999.

I posted this late last year...you may find it interesting...Jim

XP2 Super In XTOL! asked in the B&W Photo - Film & Processing Q&A Forum ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- One of the people I share my darkroom with mistakenly developed a roll of the new XP2 Super in XTOL 1:2 for 7.75 minutes at 78 degrees. The XP2 was shot outside at EI 250 on a moderately bright but overcast day. So here is the kicker...although my friend had to leave before we could make a print, the negs looked printable, as a matter of fact they look very printable! The processing included stopping the negs for 30 seconds in Kodak Indicator Stop Bath. Then fixing in Kodak Hardening Fixer mixed for film (I will get the ratio for anyone who wants it) for 10 minutes. We then washed the negs for 10 minutes. It was at this point that we opened the Patterson jug and found the XP2 Super mixed in with 3 rolls of TriX. We washed for 20 minutes then hung the film to dry but noticed chemical stain forming on the XP2. We restopped the negs for 2 minutes and refixed for 15 more minutes, then Hypo Clear for 5 minutes (all at constant agitation). Then a 30 minute wash. The chemical stains seemed to have disappeared after the reprocessing. Has anyone ever tried developing XP2 or Super XP2 in conventional B+W chemistry? Is anyone interested in hearing how the prints turn out? I shoot about 250 rolls of XP2 a year. I've just started to use the Super. Does anyone want to comment on the new XP 2 Super. This is my first time in a "User Group" so please overlook any Faux Pax on my part. Jim

-- Jim Vanson (primary_colors@hotmail.com), August 08, 1998 Answers XP2 Super v. non-Super I'm interested in how the Super compares to 'old' XP2. I used to use XP2, but became more interested in conventional films. What is your first impression of Super? Dana

-- Dana H. Myers K6JQ (Dana@Source.Net), August 09, 1998.

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About 12 years ago, because I didn't know any better, I regularly processed XP-1 in D-76. I still have some of the negatives, and have a print in my living room from one. It is beautiful. Don't know why it works, and I have no idea about archival properties developing film this way, but I have some very nice negatives.

-- Darron Spohn (sspohn@concentric.net), August 12, 1998.

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-- Jim Vanson (Jim_V@email.com), February 25, 1999.


As I understand it, when you expose XP2 the image is recorded in a silver halide image as conventional films, However in development the image is transfered to the dye which forms the final image and then the silver is bleached away in the Bleach-Fix. I guess that using standard B&W processing would leave you with the image held in the grains of silver as this wont be bleached out - I would expect the image to be grainier than normal.

-- Len Swann (len@swann.abel.co.uk), September 19, 1999.


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