Ilford XP2 Super 400 - 120

Shooting in harsh midday light used to mean blown highlights or crushed shadows, but this film handles a wide brightness range effortlessly. The sharpness holds up beautifully even when I push the exposure, and it scans clean without me fussing over development.

The fine grain really shows in the shadows, and that wide brightness range claim holds up—I shot a harsh midday scene and the highlights didn't blow out at all. Processing it as C-41 was a breeze too, which saves me a trip to the lab.

The fine grain really stands out in these 120 negatives—my scans came out sharp even with tricky contrasty lighting. I developed a roll of it myself and the process was straightforward, no fuss at all.