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Ilford XP2 in Rodinal - resultr
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Hi,
I bought very expired roll (100ft) of Ilford XP2 super (400 ASA) for like 3 cents (5 CZK). I use Rodinal all the time and I just didn't wanna pay for C41 processing. After some googling, I found out and article about xP2 in Rodinal ( here) and some photos here on flickr from XP2 in Rodinal.
Because I haven't find any definitive developing times, dilutions..., and results, I did my own tests and here are the results. I hope you will find them handy:
XP2 in Rodinal, 1+25, 9 minutes, 20°C, inversions: 30sec, then 10 sec every minute gives 200 ASA film
(some test photos - here)
XP2 in Rodina, 1+25, 18 minutes, 20°C, inversions: 30sec, then 10sec every minute gives nice 400 ASA film
some results are here (those sqaure ones are from fomapan, don't mind that, I used that film for serious shooting in this case instead of just testing it by shooting just anything)
The base is bit purple-ish, especially when you see it for the first time on the spiral, but it has no practical effect and base+fog is pretty much the same as on other classic BW films.
I also made darkroom 20x30 enlargement from this photo
with no problem. (camera - canonet QL17 GIII, with yellow filter)
I hope it helps to somebody or at least that somebody will find it interesting :)
Originally posted at 1:11PM, 31 October 2009 PDT
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Benn Murhaaya edited this topic 31 months ago.
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well those results are interesting, can you give us the details of any filters you used during shooting, just try8ing to figure out how much of the contrast is a result of film/dev rather than exposure, cos it sure suits me
edit: oh yellow filter, so it's fairly contrasty in it's own right then would you say?
Posted 31 months ago.
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I've used XP2 in Rodinal before, all of it in 120 so no scans right now though.
I did mine 1:120 for 1 hour, with 30 seconds of agitation at the 30 minute mark.
You're left with a pretty pink base on the film, but it's no worse than T-MAX. In fact I'd say it's less dense.
Mine weren't that contrasty, but they're not flat either.
Ziz, I can bring the negs to the next meet if you want?
Posted 31 months ago.
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Hi,
this particular photo in the post was done with strong yellow filter (-1 stop), sadly it's some FSU filter so I can't give any more info
but that film from olympus XA3 (the first one) was done without any filter.
I've been examining the 20x30 print and comparing it with prints from Adox CHM 400 pro and Ilford Pan 400 and the grain is almost non-existent in the XP2, very very small and neat.
I will try some high magnification prints next time I am darkroom. I am starting to love this film/developer combo :)
Posted 31 months ago.
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I have done it Diafine and love the results:
XP2 in Diafine
I am currently shooting a roll to try in Rodinal as suggested by Matt Alof.
Posted 31 months ago.
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this is XP2 shot as 1600 ISO film, developed for 27 mins, stand in 1+25 rodinal at 20°C (more info in photo description)
Posted 31 months ago.
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Looks awesome!
Posted 31 months ago.
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Something else is that you can bring the temp up to 100F with C-41 film to speed things up Or maybe squeeze more speed out.
Posted 31 months ago.
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commanderpig [deleted] says:
just to share my results... ilford xp2, developed on rodinal 1+100 for 120 minutes, stand development. agitation during first minute, and 60 minutes after for 1m.
This is the second time developing xp2 on rodinal and the results just amaze me. I love how the grays and grain come out. I'll be comparing it to a Tri-x soon under the same developing times, approximately.
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/commanderpig/4577419163/]
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/commanderpig/4599924132/]
Originally posted 25 months ago.
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commanderpig edited this topic 25 months ago.
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I am loving XP2 in Rodinal... 1:100 stand dev for 60 mins. I like it more than in C-41!
Posted 25 months ago.
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lford XP2 exposed at ca ISO 2000; stand developed in Rodinal 1:25, 40 min, 21°C, with slow inversion the first minute, then light agitation after 15 min.
www.flickr.com/photos/ps_photo/6139887850/in/photostream
Posted 9 months ago.
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I expose it at 200 or 400 and then give it 60 minutes stand in Rodinal 1+100, 30 seconds initial inversions. It always comes out looking very good.
Posted 9 months ago.
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I just developed 2 rolls 120 XP2 shot in a Yashica Mat124. The physical negs look great, although with a pink tone. Developer was Adonal 1 + 100 for one hour stand. The negs are very clear with great definition on the images. However, when I try to scan them on an Epson V500 with Epson scan software all I get is series of parallel lines that look like the images you get on a prenatal ultrasound. Any ideas?
Posted 6 months ago.
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If I process XP2 in b/w developer, should I use the same stop/fix/rinse protocol I would use for b/w film, or is it necessary to use whatever bleach/fix protocol would apply for c41?
Posted 6 months ago.
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Normal B&W Stop and fix.. I tend though to fix C-41 in B&W about 4-5 minutes longer and I use Rapid fixer...
Posted 6 months ago.
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Thanks, Larry. I'll give it a try.
Posted 6 months ago.
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Ok, I solved my scanning problem. My better half had changed some of the settings while scanning slides. Here is a result of my first roll 120 XP2. I processed in Adonal 1+100 for 1 hour at 20c. I did 30 seconds agitation to start, 30 minute stand, then 1 gentle inversion and another 30 minute stand. Normal stop, fix and rinse.
Posted 6 months ago.
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Good to hear. I am glad I am the only one who uses my scanner as then I can only blame myself :)
Posted 6 months ago.
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