• Panchromatic B&W Chromogenic Film
• ISO 400/27° in C-41 Process
• Football Special Edition Carton
• Very Wide Exposure Latitude
• Fine Grain and Sharpness
• Can Be Printed On Conventional B&W Paper

Celebrate a summer of sport with this limited football edition XP2 Super from Ilford. XP2 is a high-speed chromogenic black and white negative film that can be processed alongside conventional color negative films in C-41 chemistry. It has a nominal sensitivity of ISO 400/27°; however, it can be under- or overexposed to adjust contrast and balance the grain and sharpness. When rated at ISO 400/27°

Ilford XP2 Super 400 is developed using the C-41 process, the same standard used for colour films. However, the result is a pure black-and-white image.

It is a black-and-white film that is unique in many ways. With a nominal sensitivity of ISO 400/27°, it is already one of the most sensitive films available, but it offers such exceptional fine grain that one would otherwise only expect from a black-and-white film with a lower sensitivity class. This exceptional performance is the result of the use of modern colour film technology. It is a so-called chromogenic film, whose blackening in the negative is caused by the dyes formed during development and not – as is usual with conventional black-and-white films – by metallic silver. This not only makes it an outstanding product, but also offers the advantage of being able to be processed easily in any colour lab or minilab using the standard C-41 colour negative process, even together with colour films. The negatives are enlarged or copied onto black-and-white photographic paper in the same way as conventional negatives.

In terms of grain, sharpness and resolution, it outperforms ISO 400/27° films with conventional crystal structures such as HP5+, Kentmere 400, Fomapan 400, Tri-X, etc. It also has a very wide exposure latitude. This makes XP2 Super the perfect film for old cameras with less accurate exposure meters and for cameras without exposure meters.

It is also a very suitable replacement for Kodak BW 400 CN, which was discontinued a few years ago. Since Ilford XP2 is technically a colour film, scanning Ilford XP2 film works very well. Dust and scratches are automatically detected and removed.

Exposure at ISO 400/27 °C: best image quality

Exposure at ISO 400/24 °C: finer grain while maintaining easy printing options and details in all light areas

Exposure at ISO 200/18 °C: finer grain, but more difficult to balance, loss of detail in shadows and highlights

Ilford XP2 SUPER is a fine-grain, fast and sharp black-and-white film. It can be used for any photographic subject, but delivers excellent results when there is a wide range of bright subjects. This film produces high-contrast negatives and has an extremely wide exposure latitude, making it suitable for a variety of lighting conditions.

Ilford XP2 SUPER is easy to develop. This black-and-white film is treated with C41 colour chemistry, so it can be developed like any other colour negative film in a lab or with a colour development kit such as ADOX C-TEC C-41.