Name: Ilford XP-2 Super Sharp, Fine Grain, Black and White Professional Film ISO 400, 35mm, 36 Exposures
Brand: Ilford
SKU: ILXP2S36
Price: 15.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.6 (54 reviews)

Ilford XP-2 Super Sharp, Fine Grain, Black and White Professional Film ISO 400, 35mm, 36 Exposures

Ilford XP-2

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Ilford XP-2 Super Sharp B/W Professional Film, 36 Exp

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Ilford XP-2 Super: Professional black and white film. Sharp, fine grain, ISO 400. Excellent latitude & archival quality. 35mm, 36 exposures. Shop now!

Bring your photography to life with the XP2 SUPER, a professional-grade, sharp, and fast black and white film. This fine-grain film is versatile, suitable for a wide range of photographic subjects, and excels particularly when capturing a broad subject brightness range. The XP2 SUPER offers an improved exposure latitude compared to its predecessor, XP2, delivering exceptionally sharp, crisp prints. Its superior highlights and enhanced shadows contribute to an increased negative contrast, optimizing your black and white print quality. Ease of use is a standout feature of the XP2 SUPER. It's simple to expose and boasts an impressively wide exposure latitude. Processing is straightforward, as this black and white film utilizes C41 type processing chemicals, similar to color negative films. Printing with the XP2 SUPER is a breeze. Its negatives are printed on black and white paper, just like conventional black and white negatives. As a chromogenic film, the dyes that form the image are developed during the processing stage, rather than being pre-existing in the film or added afterward. The XP2 SUPER's wide exposure latitude is a result of the unique interplay between exposure and grain in chromogenic films. The optimal balance of sharpness and grain is achieved when the XP2 SUPER is exposed at EI 400/27. Interestingly, down-rated or overexposed XP2 SUPER negatives yield finer grain, contrary to what is typically expected with conventional films. The XP2 SUPER 35mm film is coated on a 0.125mm acetate base and is available in 24 or 36 exposure DX cassettes, or in bulk film lengths of 17 and 30.5 meters. It is supplied in DX Coded cassettes, making it compatible with all 35mm cameras. The XP2 SUPER roll film is coated on a 0.110mm clear acetate base with an anti-halation backing that clears during development. It is available in 120 lengths and is edge numbered 1 to 19. Adhering to international standards, the XP2 SUPER roll film features a red exposed label to signify color negative processing. In summary, the XP2 SUPER is a high-quality, versatile, and user-friendly black and white film that delivers consistently excellent results, making it a top choice for professional photographers and enthusiasts alike.

Fantastic film. Great resolution and grain. High contrast. And C-41 process. Perfect B+W film in my opinion.

Great B+W film!

Love this film- versatile for a variety of uses. As always, Ilford sets the standard.

Ilford for the win- this film is an awesome, all-purpose choice

Great!

Works fine

Good for beginners

Ilford XP2 Super

Great film

XP-2 is an underrated black and white film that is a great value. It is sharp with good exposure latitude and can be processed in color or B&W chemicals. Either way it is excellent at an excellent price!

Ilford XP2 is great film!

Ilford XP2 is a fabulous B&W film which can be processed like color film at your local processor, or in B&W chemicals at home or in the lab. Either was it looks great with sharpness and good latitude: blacks are black, whites are not blown out and there is plenty of shadow detail. The price is right, also!

Ilford XP2: the cannot be overrated B&W film

Maybe because of the emulsion thickness, this works wonders with Epson flatbeds. It's easy to see the gain in sharpness compared to an HP5.

Great for flatbed scanning

Shoots well at box speed and over, develops easy as any other color film.

Black and White C41, yes please

Fine grain and nice shots. Was having initial trouble finding development times but it was all good in the end.

Great Film!

Easy and cheaper processing.  And scans well since digital ice works with this film to cut down on dust issues.

Bw type  film with all the advantages of color negs.

This is a beautiful film - someone wrote it  is a "days of summer"- film, and I couldn't agree more. It likes light but gives wonderfully sharp results without being overly hard - in good light I always get great results. Definitely recommended, you won't be disappointed.

One of my favorite b/w films!

Very good quality, excellent sharpness & good tonal quality.

Excellent film

Wonderful black and white film, sharp, contrasty without being overly so (compared to Delta), great film for sunny days. Very low grain even though it is ISO 400. Like most films, doesn’t handle underexposure too well, but apart from that, beautiful results. Definitely can’t go wrong with this film.

One of my favorite b/w films

Because we have a local inexpensive lab that runs the right color chemistry for this film, and develops every day, I decided to experiment with XP2 in various vintage toy plastic cameras, and found that, with a goodly amount of exposure it could indeed sometimes exhibit some of the magical silvery qualities of standard BW film in these quirky cameras.  (My darkroom needs a good cleaning before I'll be developing a traditional BW film there.)  I used Vuescan to obtain digital files to adjust, and plan to make digital negs for later GSP's.  This is affordable, easy, quick and fun.

How I avoid developing my own BW film these days

C-41!

Great quality film in pixels and in ease. It does not get rigid when loading. It works great with d76 Kodak developer. Best photos I've had in a while. Great to print on 16x20

Best film ever

Ilford makes a lot of high quality black and white silver negative films.  I have and still do use them, however, for those who lack a home darkroom for developing will find fewer and fewer choices for commercial processing.  This is where XP2 comes in.  It will give you an actual black and white negative for scannng or printing, and cab be processed by any lab offering C41 processing for color negative film.

A quality B&W neg film with easily available lab processing

the quality of the black & white photo's with this film is unrivaled. if you are a film enthusiast I strongly recommend trying this you won't be disappointed.

Excellent Film

Excellent service, good price, fast shipping!

good price, fast shipping! 

When we travel to Europe, I carry XP-2 & have it processed in-country. My advice for this film is to expose it @ EI 200 for sunny days; ISO 400 for overcast conditions and ask for normal processing. I carry processed negatives through security without the fear of x-rays ruining my unexposed film. When back home, I can scan negatives to be adjusted in P/Shop & uploaded to the 'net, or print negatives in my d/room. A versatile film. Good for people that may have a favorite film camera but want their work digitally post-processed & printed. It can be home developed using a C-41 kit, or can be commercially processed.

Good for people that may have a favorite film camera but want their work digitally post-processed & printed.

This is a great way to experience film, if you've never tried it before (and let's face it, there are a lot of those folks these days).

It provides a fairly tight grain structure and good depth. I find it especially complementary in urban/street photography or in other situations involving subjects with lots of texture. Maybe not as useful if you like landscape with large expanses of sky, where the grain may intrude (although I'm heading out tomorrow to do just that).

And when you're done, your local drug store can process it C-41 and probably scan it relatively cheaply too.

This is a great way to experience film, if you've never tried it before

I like the idea of dropping this film off at the local china mart for developement.

Good for street photography

I used this film in my Kodak vest pocket. After a day of shooting I new this was the film for me. Its so forgiving. It seems to take the best photos no matter what. I wouyld recomend this to any black and white photographer as its avalable in 120 and 135. Great film.

Best B and W film ever!

I bought this film for shooting black and white photos with my Diana F+ camera.  I like it because it is processed using C-41 chemistry.  So it can be processed anywhere they process color negative film.  I like the film's contrast, sharpness, latitude and tonality.

 I like the film's contrast, sharpness, latitude and tonality.

I was really surprised how nice this film is. I have never shot c41 b&w, but I will do so again!

try a roll of this!

I am impressed with this film.  I am shooting this with an EOS A2 and 24 - 105mm f/4L lens.  I am using it for portrait work primarily at this time.  I am getting the results I want.  Also, being C41, if I run out of time, I can take it to the drup store for developing.  By the way, the film expiration date on my film is Dec. 2013.

Ilford XP-2 Super Sharp, Fine Grain, Black and White Professional Film ISO 400, 35mm, 36 Exposures

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