Thanks, Scott. I have some Fuji Neopan Acros 100 on hand. What do you recommend in traditional B&W 400?
Glen On Oct 3, 2007, at 12:26 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: > Glen Tortorella wrote: >> I forgot to ask: is all C-41 processing the same? I ask because on >> my C-41 B&W I had processed at Wal-Mart, some of the whites have a >> bit of a purplish tone. My instinct tells me that this is a result >> of inadequate light in these particular photos...or is C-41 for B&W >> at Wal-Mart just a bad idea? >> >> Thanks, >> Glen >> > They print those on the same color paper they print everything else > on. > A green, yellow or purple tint is common. Good luck finding a > printer > these days who can work around that. > > I used to bring my C-41 black and white to a Target store in the St. > Louis area. The girl behind the counter actually knew what she was > doing and would set my film aside until she had an opportunity to > calibrate something on their mini-lab. The prints I got there were > the > best I've seen from C-41 B&W. Even the local "pro labs" didn't do as > well, and they charged a lot more money. When she quit I stopped > using > the stuff and went to traditional B&W film. > > -- > Scott Loveless > http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
