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I have recently started using a Diana F+ again after a year or so of sticking to 35mm and I have now decided that by far and away, my favorite film is the Ilford XP2 120 400 ISO, even if it has long expired.
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The Ilford XP2 Super is a 400 ISO black and white film, available in both 35mm and 120 format. I've only shot 120mm, so my review is about that.
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The XP2 is a fast film that gives your pictures great detail and depth.
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Black and White film uses C-41 process,
Shoot your heart out, develop it anywhere (where there is a film lab with the C-41 stuff). Marvel at the love you will have for this film,
Marvel more when it winks at you and says "yeah we gonna get along just fine..."
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If you need exceptionally small grain and spot-on pinprick sharpness, then this film is your ticket. On top of that, it can be processed in normal C41 chemicals - meaning that even the el cheapo lab or supermarket down the road can develop this film at their usual rock-bottom price. If there is a more penny-saving way of shooting creatively and easily with B&W, we haven't found it.