The C41 process is standardized, well specified, and produces only the negatives. How well calibrated a given C41 processing machine is depends on the specifics of who's maintaining it. Most do a reasonably good job.
How nicely a given negative is printed depends both on how well the printing machine is calibrated as well as who's operating it. Printing B&W on a C-print photofinishing machine can have very variable results depending upon who's doing the printing and which C41 B&W film in particular you're using. Most C-print photofinishing machines are printing on color paper. Kodak C41 B&W films are easier to print on color paper than Ilford, but results from either can be quite variable depending on the printer/operator. Godfrey On Oct 3, 2007, at 9:19 AM, 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? -- 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.
