Ilford XP2 Archives

Rider going over the Mountain at Cadwell Park

29 March, 2025

TLR Challenge – British Superbikes with a Rolleiflex 2.8f

By Graham Lloyd

Why not? Was the thought as I copied the Snetterton race schedule onto my phone. Let’s go and shoot the event with my Rolleiflex 2.8f. It can’t be too hard can it? A keen suppor...

17 March, 2025

Our Annual Brean Day with my Leica CL, Omnar Pantessa FLB and Ilford XP2

By Hamish Gill

As a family we go to Brean beach once a year in the winter. It’s become something of a tradition. It’s actually become one of my favourite family traditions, purely for how simp...

5 March, 2025

5 frames with a Hasselblad SWC and Ilford XP2 super

By Michael Keppler

We rarely have snow here in southern Germany anymore, so whenever winter makes a brief visit, it’s time to grab a camera, go outside and capture the unique atmosphere and ...

16 February, 2025

Shooting Leica Ms and a Hasselblad 500 CM in the Canadian Rockies

By Scott Ferguson

It’s still a little unbelievable, but my son was recently gifted an extensive collection of vintage high end still equipment that had been sitting in a friend’s basement for dec...

10 January, 2025

5 frames with Ilford XP2 film

By Jeffery Luhn

Ilford XP2 is a black and white film emulsion designed to be processed in C-41 color chemistry. The box speed is 400, but many people shoot it at higher speeds with good results...

17 October, 2024

Leica R3 – a camera I was never expecting to buy!

By Phil Harrison

If I hadn’t looked at a certain film camera shops website after I was advised of the bulk movie b/w film they are re-spooling and selling very cheap, I wouldn’t have...

25 August, 2024

The Whole Test Roll – Hasselblad 503CX and Ilford XP2 Super

By John Greene

Well spotted if you noticed that the header picture is not a 503CX, why will become clear shortly. For almost 50 years I yearned for a V series Hasselblad but they were always w...

5 July, 2024

5 Frames with the Ilford Sporti

By Trevor king

I am not sure where or when I had acquired the Ilford Sporti but I discovered it in a box of old photographic equipment that I had amassed over the years. Still encased in its o...

Jeffery Luhn on Battle of the Budgets Continued… Fomapan 200 & Kentmere 200 (35mm)
Simon, Thanks for such a well written article and great photos. It seems as though you're getting very good results…
Geoff Chaplin on Pushing Color – A Survey of Popular Color Films Pushed By Two Stops
Looking forward to it! For me ergonomics are a significant contributor to the final result - battling with size, bulk,…
Gary Smith on A third of a roll with a Pentax Spotmatic F and Kentmere Pan 200
Nice shots (as always) Bob! Do foot tunnels in the UK have the same distinctive odor as they do here…

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