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Kodak Double-X 5222

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Kodak describes a high-speed panchromatic cinema negative with good image structure and excellent sharpness, on a grey acetate safety base, for production use outdoors, in the studio and in dim light (H-1-5222, March 2022). Also widely respooled for still cameras.

Cinema stock (EASTMAN DOUBLE-X Negative Film 5222, 35 mm; 7222 is 16 mm). Kodak datasheet (March 2022): EI 250 daylight, 200 tungsten; roll lengths are in Kodak's motion picture catalogue. Respooled for stills by CineStill (BwXX) and others.

Also sold as: CineStill BwXX, EASTMAN Double-X 5222, Flic Film XX-250, Optik Oldschool Motion DBL-X, SFL Double-X 5222, Silberra Cinema 52XX, FPP X2

Box speed
ISO 250
Process
BW
Formats
35mm
Grain
Medium
Latitude
Good
Reciprocity
Not published

Characteristics

GrainMedium, level 3 of 4
ContrastMedium high, level 3 of 4
LatitudeGood, level 3 of 4

Reciprocity failure

No official data available. The manufacturer hasn't published reciprocity specifications for this film.

For long exposures, try starting with a 1.3 exponent (t' = t1.3) as a baseline and bracket your shots. This is a reasonable middle ground that works for many films.

Kodak's Double-X data sheet (Mar 2022): no filter correction or exposure adjustment from 1/10,000 s to 1 s. It publishes nothing for longer exposures, so none are given here. Bracket long exposures.

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Development times

DeveloperDilutionISOTimeTemp
D-76stock2507m20°C
D-761+125010m20°C
ID-11stock2507m20°C
ID-111+125010m20°C
HC-1101+312506m20°C
XTOLstock2507m20°C
XTOL1+125010m20°C
Rodinal1+252505m 45s20°C
Rodinal1+502509m20°C
Ilfotec DD-X1+42507m20°C

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Often used for

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