----- Original Message ----- From: "Nicholas Wright" < Subject: Re: Pushing and Pulling film
> But is c41 fundamentally different than b&w? Not from what I understand. > They both detect light using silver halide crystals (blah, blah, blah, > excuse me if that is not one hundred percent correct). C41 just has more > specialized crystals in seperate layers to detect the color, right? Yeehaw!!!!! Ummm, yes they are fundamentally different. The only thing that is the same is that they both have silver halide crystals and can be used to make pictures. The end result of a C41 film is entirely different from a black and white film. Nothing in the actual emulsion architecture is the same (except perhaps the gelatin). C41 film also has this thing called a mask layer which builds up neutral density as development increased. William Robb - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
