yaacov koren , May 18, 2005; 08:22 a.m.
recently i use to photo with "Ilford XP2 Super"
somehow the results of my pictures after reciving from the lab,
was grainy.
the expose was well becuse of the good contrast.
the lab developed the film in C-41 process.
is someone know something about this ?
thanks in advance.
Yaacov.
Jim A , May 18, 2005; 08:33 a.m.
Try rating the film at 250 and processing normally.
Guy Hammond , May 18, 2005; 08:57 a.m.
Show us an uncorrected scan of what you mean. XP2 can't be grainy in the literal sense, all the silver has been replaced by dyes!
Rich 815 
, May 18, 2005; 09:14 a.m.
What Jim said. XP2 is very sensitive to underexposure resulting in grain. Shoot at 250 and see what happens.
Eric Friedemann 
, May 18, 2005; 10:03 a.m.
As has been said, you get the best results when running through at lower ISOs. I like ISO 200.
Fuji GW690III, XP-2 at ISO 200
Pablo Coronel , May 18, 2005; 10:33 a.m.
You probably underexposed it, and the automatic machine @processor did not make the adjustments.
XP2 allows overexposure, so try setting your camera to ISO 300 or 200 instead.
David Beal - Richmond Hts. OH , May 18, 2005; 11:06 a.m.
I also think you underexposed. XP2, as with other C41 materials, has no silver, and thus, by definition, no grain.
I shoot it at weddings, or for newspapers or newsletters. I rate it at 250. It is good for weddings because it gives very white whites, and very black blacks.
Good shooting.
/s/ David Beal ** Memories Preserved Photography, LLC
Bill Mitchell , May 18, 2005; 04:02 p.m.
You guys are splitting hairs -- of course it can APPEAR grainy. While it could be the result of something wrong with the developer that the lab used, my guess is that there was a problem with the temperature control which produced reticulation. Or possibly the film was old, or got very hot (like in a glove box). The first step in diagnosing the problem would be to see a good scan of the negatives.
