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From: "Mike Finley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
: I find the mask (film base) on XP2 varies substantially (in both
density and
: tint) depending on who develops it, so I wouldn't be surprised if the
orange
: base does on colour.
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When XP1 film dev was sold by Ilford it was my first choice in developer
for all our colour film.
We found that the slightly longer dev time of 5 minutes and the
presumably accurate chemistry makeup gave superb consistency.We often
were able to get Hand made prints spot on fist time through without the
constant minute filtration changes that the Kodak and Agfa Developers
gave us .
We are finding that Fuji 400 scans very well without the harsh granular
appearance that some neg film give.
The advice given to me by our drum scanner manufacturer was to scan the
negs slightly out of focus and then sharpen in Photoshop
afterwards,something I have however been reluctant to do.the theory
being that the graininess would be less apparent !
regards
Michael Wilkinson. 106 Holyhead Road,Ketley, Telford.Shropshire TF 15 DJ
[EMAIL PROTECTED] www.infocus-photography.co.uk
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