Ilford XP2 Super 35mm is a fine way to shoot black and white in 35mm cameras if you want the ease of the accessible and convenient C41 process:
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We find this black and white film especially good for compact cameras where it’s >super sharp, fast, fine grain properties work wonderfully.
It can be used for any photographic subject, but ensures excellent results.
Great when there is a wide subject brightness range having excellent highlights and improved shadows allowing for lovely negative contrast for optimum black and white photographs.



















































Len Millett –
A fast B&W film that produces sharp results with a fine grain, well defined highlights and clean shadows. XP2 is a versatile film with a wide exposure latitude which is well suited to a variety of lighting conditions. Processed using C41 chemistry this film produces negatives with excellent contrast which are very well suited to both scanning and print enlargement.
Chris Pickett –
I love XP2 , its ability to shoot variable iso on the same roll of film is superb and its damn good at it too. Being a colour C-41 chemistry it is easy to get done locally but I recommend specialist processing houses that do a better job than your average lab. Its very fine grained for a 400 and produces nice negatives – great fun to print in the darkroom too
Harry –
If you want the ultimate flexibility and range from a film, then this has to be the one. It has great latitude and returns sharp and crisp pictures.
I remember it’s launch back in 1981 and it’s as good today as is was then, and the flexibility of either a C41 or standard B&W Dev is really handy too.